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la  dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

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SELAH  HIBBARD  BARRETT 


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THE  STORY  OF  HIS    EDUCATION,   HIS    EXPERIENCE 
AND  CONVERSION,  HIS   PUBLIC   AND   MINISTF. 
RIAL   LABORS,    TOGETHER   WITH   AN    IN- 
TERESTING  ACCOUNT  OF. HIS   TRAV- 

ELS     IN    VARIOUS     PAfcJS    OF  ^ 

THE  UNITED  ST ATEsOd  .-     «^ 

CANADA.     ^^^  r  - 

EMBRACING  A  PERIOD  OF  HALF  A  CENTUp. 


VOLUME  I.  W     ^mHof-^ 

OM   ISaa  TO   1872.  NC      ..^        k\^-jL. 


FRO 


"Ai  T  go,  preach."— JTattbew  i  ;  7. 


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not  return."— Job  x*i:  22. 


RUTLAND,  OHIO:    4 

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At  the  age  of  sixteen,  I  commenced  keeping  a  jor.r- 
nal,  recording  the  most  interesting  facts  which  cf.me 
under  my  observation.  As  this  procedure  tended  to 
improve  my  style  and  yield  a  gratification,  I  con- 
tinued to  make  these  entries  until  the  force  of  habit 
became  so  strong  that  I  had  little  inclination  to  aban- 
don it.  So  this  course  was  continued,  wise  or  unwise, 
for  thirty-four  years.  Out  of  these  crude  and  hasty 
materials,  originally  designed  for  my  own  private  im- 
provement, has  emanated  this  volume.  When,  for 
various  reasons,  its  publication  was  decided,  the  work 
of  revision  was  commenced.  Many  things  of  a  local 
or  private  nature  were  omitted,  and,  perhaps,  others 
might  have  been  without  detriment.  As  the  repeti- 
tion of  dates,  so  common  in  journalistic  writings, 
tends  to  mar  the  beauty  and  harmony  of  composition, 
I  had  almost  concluded  to  adopt  a  different  style ;  but 
I  could  not  do  it  without  remodeling  tlie  whole  work, 
which  I  had  not  time  to  do.  It  is,  therefore,  presented 
in  its  original,  and,  perhaps,  best  form;  and,  if  the 
reader  chooses,  he  can  omit  the  dates  simply  as  pre- 
fixes. 

The  chapters,  in  order  to  avoid  weariness,  are  short, 


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■PREFACE.    •■ 

and  each  one  is  independent  of  the  rest.  To  thoBo 
who  are  fond  of  autobiographical  sketches  of  a  relig- 
ious cast,  the  author  trusts  that  this  book  will  not  bo 
wholly  void  of  interest  and  profit.  Whatever  may  be 
its  dtfecto,  as  to  literary  finish  or  otherwise,  it  is 
claimed  to  contain  a  true  narrative  of  facts  and  inci- 
dents as  believed  and  understood  by  the  writer.  Words 
of  Saxon  origin — the  language  of  the  people — have, 
when  most  convenient,  been  chosen.  The  time  de- 
voted to  the  preparation  of  the  work  for  the  press,  even 
to  the  roac'ing  of  the  proofs,  has  been  snatched  from 
other  pressing  duti?s;  hence,  errors,  if  not  gross  ones, 
may  have  been  overlooked. 

Few  persons  can  speak  of  themselves  without  incur- 
ring the  charge  of  egotism.  To  avoid  this  charge,  one 
must  be  so  extremely  modest  as  never  to  give  free  and 
full  utterance  to  tongue  or  pen  in  the  expression  of  it 
thought  or  sentiment  with  which  he  may  stand  con- 
nected. But  when  the  occasion  has  required  it,  as  if 
forgetful  of  this  restraint,  I  have  not  hesitated  to 
spcsak,  though  it  be  "  in  the  first  person,  singular  num- 
ber." My  motives  being  simply  to  do  good,  neither 
praise  nor  censure  will,  from  whatever  source,  change 
my  purpose  or  afl'ect  my  interest. 

?v  j  SELAH  HIBBARD  BARRETT. 

Rutland,  Ohio,  February  24, 1872. 


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rnArrn. 
XX. 

XXI. 

XXII. 

XXIII. 

XXIV. 

XXV. 

XXVI. 

XXVII. 

XXVIII. 

XXIX. 

XXX. 

XXXI. 

XXXII. 

xrxm. 

XXXIV. 

XXXV. 

XXXVI. 

XXXVII. 

XXXVIII. 

XXXIX. 

XL. 

'      XLI. 

XLII. 

XLIII. 

XLIV. 


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RavivAL  iHoinnn^  . 
jourmit  to  plnnitltahia, 
Ladom  111  Ohio— Obdimatiom, 

SiCOHD    ViBIT   TO   ClMCmNATl,    -      t 
8lXTBirTH    OiNBBAL   CoNrtBMICI,       . 
RlTURI  TO   RcTtAMD,      .     '■   ,  i^    '  V         » 
RiVIVAta    IM    RUTLAKD,      ■^.-WlTO^Vi   -^^oWmJ 

Travblb  in  Ohio  amd  Kentdckt,         . 
JoiTRNBY  TO  Indiana,      - ,»'" ''*iH?)i#«'^!*'- i  ,  ^i 
Mr  MoTUBHB  DcATH,  Alio  oTum  Inoidints, 
A  Wbik'8  Kxcdbbioh,      'V'-'vI  ]^•^>^'^^   .', 
Took  THBonoH  Viboikia  akd  Maryland,     . 
Visit  to  thb  Nation *i  Mrrnopons,      ^'^'^^H 
Visit  to  Mouni  Vkbnok,      .  il^^'^«S!":;^'»^-< 


Jocbnby  to  Delawars,    ^i^"^'^'!  .(^->i' ''I 
Sbcond  Visit  to  Pinnstltahij,  ,*y%'*'*i,  w 

TOUB   THBOOGH    NbW    JbRSBT,  ■^\fy^^^''*'^^'  -H 

VwiT  to  Nbw  York,     . *'^?^^- J#^«*yl.:tf 

JOVBNKY    THBOnOH    CoNNBCTIOOT,       '  *!*? '^'i^  :'Ji 

Visit  to  Rhodi  IsLANivycf'T'K'^/^^^il''**  .- ^ 
Visit  to  Massachusetts,  .  ^#f'r|^rf?>'vs*.>  •'■'* 
VmiT  to  Maine,  ..  ^-.■^^0$'-^^^(^ :»■''■ 
Nbw  Hampbhibi  Ybablt  Meetiko,       ?%'  :'ife' *-.  ail 

FBEEWItL   BaPTIHT    PbINTINO    E8TABL18nilBMT,'r-'?^,^jKI^ 

Visit  to  Bamdail'b  Qeavb,     .r-  •*  v^.   -*;  ili  '     224 


PAtn. 

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103 
108 
112 
lU 
119 
123 
132 
143 
148 
1&5 
162 
167 

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177 

.  170 
185 

.  189 
195 

.  199 
204 

.  210 


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oosTnn-n,  vii 

ciiimi. 
XLVI.     JoiH^r  THBouoH   VtKMOMH  t.V...^.^-^v   :  .,         233 

XLVlll.    VmiT  TO  NuoAHA  Kai,m,  a^^.^./^     j,        24J 

XLIX.     Visit  TO  Miou.oAH,       .       ..»{,*,«  ^,  .•,./    .    347 

L.      TOUB  THMDOH   NoRTBHir   OhjO.  ,„v1**       4  261 

'iM-    LI.  ViBiT  TO  CoiuMiUB,  Ohio,     .      , >^ «-*.¥*».  ..'f'   ,  255 

^«     Lir.  Uom  iMciMHTs,       .       .       »,,,^,,,^     ,^  aei 

'«    LIII.  Opi».»o  or  TH.  R.B.LMOM,    r,!,,  i  j^  ;  ..i,  .  206 

LIV.  "War  and  Rumom  or  WA«,«i  .?..«.,.  ,.«    .,^.  jeo 

LV.  R.v.vALS,      .        .        .,,^*.^,v«n*,^^.v   .  273 

■■        LVI.  Th«  War  ,N  Ohio,     .       ,v  •■',..«*.  ^.(^     .■,  ^78 

.      LVII.  Th.  Hous.  or  MoDa»,»fl,  '  .   ^.,,,  J^^    ,1,,; ,  ^^^ 

#  LVIII.  ItLNi«,-R«,ov«gv-LA80M,    **;,.^,,^iijy,  284 
fl        LIX.  Clos»  or  TUB  RiBBLLiOH,     .     j-Jsfvi-./n.  390 

*  LX.     Pabtubal  Labobb,     ,        .        ^-L^L^  .'i  "    .s.      ,oj 
LXI.    PscoHiABY  LogsiB,        •       •        »^      «       ♦  atT 

LXII.    J0TTINO8,    ....  .     ..^. 

LXIII.      FUNBSAL   or   A    PlOOB   MaiI MM 

LXIV.    Visit  to  Wist  Viboihia,  .        .       ,        .809 

LXV.    Ohio  Rivkb  Ybablt  MBBTira,       ...  315 

LXVI.    Occasional  Notki.        .  _,_ 

•  •  .  .  •       Ola 

LXVII.     A  FcMBBAt  Smtch, j,^ 

LXVIIL    PowBB  or  Babthlt  ArrBicrioNfi,  ,      .       .       .320 
'   LXIX.    A  Dhaih-Bbd  Sobhi,        .       ...       .       330 


OONTfilOB. 

CflArtUM. 

LKX.    Til*  YoDTiirtiL  Rmrahador, 


MS 


LXXI.  I'ROCHAHTINATIOII.  .  ,  ,     '      t  ,  .  MS 

LXXII.  Thi  EcoiNTaic  PncAoaia, 337 

LXXill.  A  V1BUIN14  WiuDiiie  IN  Ohio,         .        .        .  340 

LXXIV.  Till  MiHMTRr,       .        ,  »  'j        ....  346 

LXXV.  SiLAH  Ba«««tt,         •   •    ,'       »        ,      .>^      ,»  340 

LXXVI.  Mr  FiMT  NiwaPAPn  Abtiolm,    ,"^    *>^ J  ^4     .  353 

LXXVli.  Rutland, sba 

LXXVIII.  FiBST  RuTLANn  Ohvbcb, 360 

LXXIX.  Hiias  QiiABTiRLr  Mmeviho^    j>«v%«  »  .« -> «        .  364 

LXXX.  Abuot  FuNiBALB,  .        ,        s^ <,,#>»,;  ,  \     .  373 

LXXXI.  QlLIJIDAI.B   COLLIOI,    .  .  .  .         •  .  .  377 

LXXXn.  Publication!,.     t»,    ..,*♦.  ;*w.rn>,;  i,  iii    .  381 

LXXXIII.  Tbatblb  iMD  ll-MirrBsuL  Labo»%   .      rtJ    ..u  384 

LXXXIV.  "FiFTT  Ybabb  batb  Flown."      . .-  ,v,ii  ;  i  r  .  386 

LXXXV.  Phbinoloqical  Craractmb,     -^    ■  .«      »»(      *  388 


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AUTOBIOGRAPHY 

SELAH  HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


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CHAPTER   I. 


BtltTH — KAltE — AKCEBTRY — PARENTS. 


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.1,  Selah  Hibbard  Barrett,  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Ratland,  in  the  county  of  Meign,  in  the  State 
of  Ohio,  February  24,  1822.  The  word  Selah,  which 
constitutes  a  part  of  my  name,  is  of  Hebrew  origin. 
It  i8  only  tbund  tn  the  po(ttical  books  of  the  Old  Tes- 
tament, and  occurs  seventy-one  times  in  the  Pealms 
and  three  times  in  Habakkuk.  It  is  usually  placed  at 
the  end  of  a  period  or  8trope,  but  sometime?  at  the  end 
only  of  a  clause,  having  evidently  a  significant  mean- 
ing, is  my  father's  name  was  also  Selah,  in  order  to 
avoid  confubion,  Hibbard  was  added  to  mine  in 
memory  of  my  grandmother  Barrett. 

J  Meigs  County,  formed  from  the  counties  of  Athens 
and  Gallia,  is  situated  in  the  south-east  part  of  the . 
State,  bordering  on  the  Ohio  River.     Its  scenery  is 
romantic  and  diversified,  reminding  one  of  the  de- 
scription of  the  "  hill  country  of  Judea."    Rutland, 


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AUTOBIOGBAPHY  OP 


in  the  south-west  part  of  the  county,  v/p.8  pripHpally 
settled  by  immigrants  from  the  New  England  States. 
At  this  time  Ohio  had  been  pern:anently  settled  unly 
thirty-four,  and  Rutland  twenty-three,  years,  presenting 
a  strikUig  c.iitrast  with  later  years,  when  the  wilder- 
ness, as  it  were,  began  to  "  blossom  as  the  rose." 
Thus  passed  my  early  years  amidst  scenes  of  thrilling 
interest  and  adventure, — scenes  more  or  less  connected 
with  pioneer  iife. 

The  Barrett  family,  from  whom  I  descended,  was 
English.  The  nam  has  been  traced  back  to  the  year 
1066,  with  William  the  Conqueror;  also,  along  down 
to  the  reign  of  James  I.  Jumes  Barrett,  the  firet  one 
of  the  name  in  this  country,  was  born  in  1615.  In 
1635,  at  "the  age  of  twenty,  and  fifteen  years  after  the 
first  settlement  was  made  in  New  England  by  the 
Puritans  or  "  Pilgrim  Fathers,"  he  came  to  Ameritsa, 
where  he  married  and  settled  in  Charlestown,  adjoining 
Baston,  Magsaehusetts.  The  number  of  imoitgrants 
this  year,  greatly  surpassing  that  of  any  previotis  year, 
was  three  thousand,  among  whom  were  Hugh  Peters, 
an  eloquent  preacher,  and  Henry  Vane;,  soon  after 
elected  governor.  For  nearly  a  century,  the  descend- 
ants of  James  Barrett  resided  in  or  near  Boston ;  but 
after  this  branches  of  the  family  removed  to  the  ad- 
joining States,  and  are  now  found  in  nearly  oi  quite 
every  State  of  the  Union.  'i»i«if>e<^Es^fa-v«iv40*srl/Hi«Jfff 

The  direct  line  of  descent  from  the  first  Barrett  in 
this  country  to  myself,  though  possessing  but  little  in- 
terest beyond  the  circle  of  family  connections,  is  the 
result  of  many  years  searching,  and  is  as  follows:  t»*»v'r 
.   Jam£3  BABU£rr,  born  in  England,  1615,  married 


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8ELAH    HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


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Hannah  Fordiek;  children — James,  Hannah,  Mary, 
Saroh,  Jonathan,  Stephen. 

James  Barrett,  2d,  born  in  Maeeachosette,  1644, 
married  Dorcas  Green;  children — James,  John,  Jbna- 

Jonathan  Barrett,  bom.  in  Massachusetts,  1678, 
married  Abigail  Tuttle;  children— /ona^Aan,  Abigail, 
James,  John,  Jacob,  Joseph. 

;  Jonathan  Barrett,  2d,  born  in  Massachusetts, 
1699,  married  Mehitabel  Lynde ;  children— Jonatiian, 
Benjamin,  Nathap,  Sarah,  Josepli  Amos,  James,  Abi- 
gail. 

Benjamin  Barrett,  bom  in  Massachusetts,  1726, 
married  Sarah  Sprague;  children — Jame«y  Benjamin, 
John,  Jacob,  David  Sprague,  Eunice,  Ann,  Sarah, 
Joseph,  AraoB,  Judith. 

n  James  Barrett,  born  in  Connecticut,  1761,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Hibburd;  children — Martin,  Calvin, 
8duh,  Betee;',  Anna.  .ur..:. 

Selah  Barrett,— my  father,— bora  in  Conneet^ 
icut,  1790,  married  Sylva  Beeman;  children — Betseyi* 
Selah  Hibbard,  Sarepta  Patience,  Maria  ElizaUth.  m  w 

Selah  Hibbard  Barrett,  born  in  Ohio,  1822, 
married  Rebecca  Ann  Simms;  childrcii — Burton  Se- 
lah, Carrie  Sylva. 

dThuo  ends,  for  the  present  at  least,  the  Ancestral 
Record,  embracing  a  period  of  more  tLan  two  hundred 
years,  and  extending  back  to  the  first  settlement  of  the 
country.  The  histt^y  of  any  family  for  such  a  lengtb 
of  time  is  worthy  of  note,  descending,  as  in  this  case, 
from  one  who,  in  youth,  bid  adieu  to  friends  and 
country ;  who,  with   courage  equal  to  the  occasion, 


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"«PWS!Wf»"«l!PPP 


M  A.UT0B100RAPHY  or      •* 

braved  the  dtngera  of  the  ocean ;  who,  alone  and  in- 
experienced, escaped  the  snares  into  which  young  men 
are  too  otlen  led;  who,  amid  privation  and  toil,  se- 
cured a  competency,  leared  a  &mily,  and  handed  his 
name  down  to  posterity.  Such  a  name  deserves  to  be 
honored  and  remembered,  and  such  ia  the  name  of 
James  Barrett,  the  heroic  Englishman. 

The  names  contained  in  the  record  from  generation 
to  generation,  show  at  least  a  Puritanic  veneration  for 
the  Bible,  as  they  are  almost  invariably  Bible  names, 
James,  especially,  seems  to  have  been  a  favorite  name 
in  the  family.  This  name,  as  it  appears,  was  handed 
down,  from  family  to  family,  feom  tkc  firat  Jamea  to 
my  grandfather  James.  -.m^mki-^^^^h^n^t^. 

«»?In  the  year  1802,  my  grandfather  Barrett  for  the 
second  time  moved  from  Connecticut  to  Vermont, 
where  he  died  May  21,  1813.  My  maternal  grand- 
father, Captain  Elijah  Beeman,  con  of  Ebeneaer  Bee- 
man,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  removed  to  the  "  Green 
Mountain  State  "  at  a  much  earlier  period.  He  served 
in  the  war  o(  the  Revolution,  and  subsequently  becam'i 
a  member  of  the  Vermont  Legislature.  Hia  youngest 
daughter — Sylva—was  my  mother. 
■i,  Mv  parents  were  married  in  Strafford,  Vermont, 
May  22,  1817,  by  Rev.  Aaron  Buzzell,  first  pastor  of 
the  first  Freewill  Baptist  Church  in  Vermont,  of  which 
they  were  members.  In  the  ensuing  autumn,  having 
heard  glowing  descriptions  of  "  the  West,"  and  having 
no  visible  means  of  support  in  "  the  East,"  they  re- 
moved to  Ohio,  and  located  in  Rutland. 
>  •'  The  first  part  of  this  long  journey  was  performed  bjr 
land,  not  upon  a  rail-car,  but  in  a  one-horsa  wagon.- 


SKI.AH   HTBBARD  BARnFTT. 


Un'3 

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Led  by 
VagoD. 


From  Olean,  New  York,  the  jonmey  was,  however, 
continued  by  water  down  the  Alleghany  and  Ohio 
Rivers,  not  npon  a  beautifully  decorated  'floating 
palace,  but  upon  a  rudely  constructed]  flatb<mt,  desti- 
tute of  accommodations  of  any  description.  As  this 
■v&a  before  the  age  of  steamboats  and  i^ilroeds,  the 
performance  of  this  journey,  with  the  unavoidable  de- 
lays, oocupied  nearly  two  months,  which  could  now, 
with  the  present  improved  facilities  for  traveling,  be 
easily  |)erformed  in  less  than  two  days. 

For  more  than  forty  years,  the  home  of  my  parents 
was  Rutland,  where  they  experienced  many  reverses  of 
fortu'.ie.  But  they,  with  the  first  settlers  of  the  place, 
havo  passed  the  bourn,  whence  no  traveler  ever  returns. 
My  mother  departed  this  life,  April  20,  185S,  aged 
seventy-one;  my  father,  July  12,  I860,  aged  seventy. 
Their  eldest  child,  i"  daughter,  died  in  infancy ;  two 
other  daughters,  younger  than  myself,  married  and  3et- 
tled  in  their  native  town,  where  they  remained  for 
more  than  twenty  years. 


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"   --,S  ■ 


CHAPTER   II. 

EDUCATIOX. 

My  early  education  was  comparatively  a  failure.  At 
the  age  of  five  years  I  was  unable  to  repeat  the  EngliHh 
alphabet,  although  my  pri/ate  instructors  hud  dili- 
gently taught  me  the  €rst  principles  of  language.  At 
the  age  of  si:c,  I  was  placed  in  the  common  school ; 
but,  in  consequence  of  irregular  attendance  and  neglect 


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AirromooRAPHY  os" 


of  proper  instruction,  my  progress,  as  might  be  sup- 
posed, was  scarcely  perceivable.  Indeed,  the  facilities 
of  my  mind  were  not  sufficiently  matured  and  de- 
velo{>ed ;  hence,  I  liad  little  inclination  for  mental  toil. 
At  the  expiration  of  four  years,  I  could  not,  strange  as 
it  may  seem,  read  intelligibly,  having  no  knowledge 
of  Penmanship,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  and  English 
Grammar.*  Four  years  more  also  passed  with  very  lit- 
tle improvement,  not  mastering  a  single  branch  of 
study,  not  even  Webster's  American  Si>clling  B<x)k. 
My  books  became  repulsive,  and  my  studies  irksome. 
To  memorize  table  after  table,  lesson  after  lesson, 
seemptl  like  a  herculean  task, — a  task  which  I  often 
failed  to  perform.  My  teachers  and  my  parents  were 
mortifietJ  at  the  results,  but  none  more  so  than  myself. 
The  most  rational  and  charitable  conclusion  formed 
was,  that  "  the  boy  "  had  no  talent  for  scholarship, — 
certainly  liot  a  very  comfortable  reflection, 
^fe?  Advancing  in  years  my  mind,  however,  received  a 
new  impetus.  Its  slumbering  energies  awoke  to  life 
and  action.  I  saw  and  felt  the  necessity  of  mental 
discipline, — availalile  knowledge.  Nothing  Itjss  could 
satisfy  my  aspirations,  feeling  now  that  I  had  a  mind 
siispx'ptible  of  improvement.  Consequently  I  could  not 
Ikj  contentetl  to  remain  in  deplorable  ignorance  of  the 
arts  and  sciences.  Indeed,  my  thirst  for  knowledge 
was  insatiable.  The  height  of  my  ambition  was  to 
obtain  a  collegiate  educatiou,  which  was  then,  though 
erroneously,  regarded  as  indispensable  to  extended  use- 
fulness and  honorable  success.  The  more  I  reflected 
upon  the  subject,  the  more  desirous  I  was  to  prosecute 
the  all-absorbing  object  of  my  thoughts  and  desires. 


^4^ 


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8ELAH   HIBBARD   BARRETT. 


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But  how  to  carry  roy  designs  into  successful  execution, 
was  a  problem  not  easily  solved.  My  parents  Avere  in 
indigent  ciruumstances,  and  from  them  I  could  liope 
for  no  pecuniary  assistance.  So  I  had  not,  in  the  wide 
world,  a  sympathizer,  nor  one  upon  whom  to  depend 
for  aid  in  this  trying  emergency.  My  health  and  age 
also  rendered  it  impracticable  to  enter  a  manual  labor ,, 
institution,  and  thereby  defray  the  consequent  expenses 
with  my  own  hands.  I  at  once  saw  that,  for  want  of 
pecuniary  means,  I  was  debarretl  from  the  "halls  of 
science ; "  for  without  funds,  without  friends,  without 
health,  what  could  a  young  boy,  renied  in  obacurity, 

do?  ■.■ftJ'MrKy-sajrfi'iJ-'ixafc,  ..-^if*  ..I^^.j.-^v.;,'.,  . 

Finding  all  my  plans  inefficient  in  obtaining  an 
education  at  college,  I  at  length  resolved  to  prosecute, 
under  my  own  guidance,  a  regular  course  of  study,  ■ 
without  the  aid  of  oral  instruction.  There  was  no 
other  alternative.  I  must  be  my  own  instructor,  or 
never  be  instructed  at  all.  The  latter  consideration 
could  not  be  indulged  for  a  moment;  for  I  was  dis< 
posed  to  make  any  sacrifice,  or  practice  any  self-denial 
requisite  to  the  accomplishment  of  my  favorite  object. 
Yet  I  could  scarcely  see  how,  under  so  n:any  adverse 
circumstances,  success  could  be  possible.  Even  to  my- 
self it  looked  like  presumption,  to  think  of  making 
such  an  acquirement,  es|)ecially  unaided  and  alone. 
But  the  resolution  was  formed,  and  I  was  fully  de- 
termined to  carry  it  out,  or  die  in  the  attempt. 

My  first  work  was  to  take  a  general  review  of  my 
previous  studies  in  the  elementary  branches, — studies 
that  had  proved  a  failure.  This,  it  was  believed, 
would  enable  me  the  better  to  succeed  in  subsequent 


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16 


AUTOBIOORAPIIY  OF 


studies,  of  which  I  had  no  knowledge.  Hence,  I 
applied  myself  with  intense  applicalion,  resolving,  if 
possible,  to  acquire  a  reputation  as  a  scholar.  Am- 
bition, with  its  propelling  power,  urge<l  me  onward 
from  day  to  day,  amidst  poverty  and  suffering,  until 
the  first  rudiments  of  an  education  were  more  fully 
perfected.  Hope  now  inspired  the  belief  that  my 
wishes  would,  to  the  full  extent,  be  realized.  ;  v 

Having  a  strong  predilection  to  the  study  of  the 
Natural,  Intellectual  and  Moral  Sciences,  I  entered 
upon  them  at  this  early  stage,  though  contrary  to  thti 
established  usages  of  most  literary  institutions.  I  con- 
sidered that  their  importance  iand  usefulmess  demanded 
my  first  attention,  and  I  have  never  had  reason  to 
change  my  opinion.  My  progress  in  this  department 
of  literature  far  exceeded  the  most  sanguine  expecta- 
tions. Even  in  college  halls,  with  every  ])ossible  fa- 
cility, the  results  could  not  have  been  more  gratifying. 
The  supposed  insurmountable  difficulties,  like  spectral 
terrors,  vanished  as  fast  as  they  were  approached.  In 
addition  to  the  knowledge  obtained,  I  realized  a  pleas- 
ure not  anticipated, — the  pleasure  of  mental  labor. 

Mathematics,  though  less  congenial  to  my  taste  and 
inclinations,  next  demanded  attention.  My  proficiency 
was  slow,  yet  this  did  not  abate  the  ardor  of  my  en- 
thusiasm, or  relax  my  exertions.  Conscious  of  the  fact 
that  every  power  and  energy  of  the  mind  would  now 
be  called  into  active  requisition,  I  nerved  myself  for 
the  effort,  as  does  the  warrior  for  the  field  of  battle, 
not  physically  but  mentally.  Indeed,  I  found  it  a 
warfare,  perhaps  less  perilous,  but  not  less  exhausting 
to  both  body  and  mind.    If  ever  a  living  instructor 


-'-■-.>! '-*iV'*ft.-yrf-H'V..wji^ 


■vj^*i.^MrT«i*rfl*;«rBitftfji*«*ae^l-Sl  --tf.«^iAM^4w:.'^-M.A>£«M3«ta^.' 


8ELAH    HIRBARD   BAR1>,KTT. 


If 


was  neccleH,  it  wns  when  engap'.'d  in  these  abstruse 
studies  j  but  by  toil  and  jwreeverance  I,  to  my  pleas- 
ure and  profit,  measurably  succoe<led.  ivi-v-ii,  r/;;. 

For  the  ancient  languages,  especially  the  Latin, 
Greek,  and  Hebrew,  I  had  a  veneration  almost 
amounting  to  idolatry.  I  ardently  desired  to  possess 
a  knowledge  of  them,  chiefly  from  the  fact  that  the 
Saeretl  Scriptures  and  ancient  literature  had  been 
handed  down  to  us  thmugh  their  medium.  But  hav- 
ing often  henrd  it  repeated  by  professedly  learned 
men  that  these  languages  were  involved  in  obscurity, 
I  commenced  their  study  with  much  reluctance,  fear- 
ing that  a  total  failure  would  be  the  inevitable  and 
mortifying  result.  Finally,  set^.ng  aside  these  fears, 
I  made  *»"•  attempt;  but  was,  as  I  proceetlwl,  agree- 
ably disappointeil.  I  found  the  principles  so  thor- 
oughly explained  in  the  text-books,  that  obstacles 
were  easily  overcome.  But  I  confess  it  required  time, 
and  patience,  and  diligence,  together  with  the  full 
exercise  of  a  retentive  memory.  Thus  I  gradually 
advanced  step  by  step,  until  a  general  knowledge  of 
the  structure  and  genius  of  these  languages  had  been 
obtained.  In  like  manner  I  learned  the  rudiments 
of  the  modern  languages,— the  French,  German,  Span- 
ish, and  Italian. 

I  had  now  acquired  an  education  equivalent,  at 
least,  to  a  four  years'  study  at  college.  Feeling  con- 
strained, from  a  sense  of  Christian  duty,  to  prepare 
for  the  work  of  the  gospel  ministry,  so  far  as  mental 
culture  constitutes  a  qualification,  I  next  had  in  cbn- 
teniplation  a  regular  and  systematic  course  in  Theol- 
ogy,  usually  requiring  from  two  to  three  yeais'for  its 

.  .  .    2-       . 


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18 


AOTOBIOGRAPHY   OF 


completion.  A»  the  conviction  had  been  strengthened 
and  fbrtifietl  by  the  reaults  of  my  own  experience,  bh 
to  the  practicability  of  8elf-edn.ation  in  its  various 
dc|.antment8,  I  was  not  long  in  coming  to  a  decision. 
Having  now  in  view  a  definite  object  in  reference  to 
the  happy  work  and  future  employment  of  my  life,  I 
filtered  upc.n  the  laltor  nanml  study  witii  a  zeal  that 
knows  no  wwrincss,  and  >yith  a  heart,  I  trust,  imbued 
with  the  spirit  of  my  mission.  A»  to  my  advancement 
in  the  study  of  divinity  and  ecclesiastical  history,  I 
am  not  perhaps  a  oomiietcnt  judge.  Suffice  it  to  say, 
that  I  was,  in  due  time,  admitted  to  the  mirtistry, 
which  course  has  never  been  regretted.  rr^  v«' 

Having  succeeded  in  obtaining,  under  difficulties,  a 
literary  and  theological  education,  it  may  not  be  im- 
l)roper  to  state  more  definitely  the  manner  in  which 
my    studies   were  conducted.     I   had   frequently   ob- 
served   in    the   schools,   that   when    several    branches 
were  pureued  at  the  same  time  by  the  same  student, 
thtt  all,  with   the  exception  of  one  or  two  favorite 
studies,  were  more  or  less  neglected,  or  passed  over 
quite  imperfectly.     Regarding  this  as  a  popular  error, 
I  early  adopted  the  opposite  course,  taking  up  usually 
only  one  branch  of  study  at  a  time,  and  concentrating 
upon  it  every  faculty  of  the  mind.     By  so  doing,  the 
interest  in  the  subject  continued  to  increase,  and  to 
such  a  degree  that  no  motive  could  induce  an  aban- 
donment of  it  until  tiioroughly  investigated.     To  this 
course,  whether  right  or  wrong,  may  in  part  be  attrib- 
ntod  ray  success.       '  ».v,^j,iv™;.,r.ik*.i<o*to«^  '^sfe's 

Still  there  were  other  obstacles  that  impeded  my 
ascent  up  the  "  hill  of  science."     In  the  first  place 


rii'i'iiti<iiiM«-!J»gtBMfc|| 


bs^rHv^^^ 


led  my 
place 


RRLAn   niBBARD  BARItKTT.  If 

my  time  wns  not  my  own,  but  at  the  will  and  dis- 
posal of  my  parents,  who  needed  my  flHfliHtnnoe.  I 
was,  therefore,  under  the  imjierative  necessity  of  ar- 
resting and  improv'ng  the  fugitive  rhoineuts,  which 
others  bpent  in  araujcment,  relaxation,  or  sleep.  When 
my  time  for  study  was  abbreviated  by  the  discharge 
of  other  duties,  I  read  less  but  thought  more;  but 
when  an  hour  could  be  gained,  whether  in  the  field, 
on  the  road,  or  behind  the  counter,  it  was  most  as- 
siduously applied  to  bool(s.  Hence,  my  studies  were 
carried  on  in  the  midst  of  business, — occupations  daily 
demanding  a  large  portion  of  my  time. 

The  expense  for  books  and  stationery  was,  financially^ 
a  burden.  From  beginning  to  end,  I  feit  the  oppress- 
ive hand  of  |)overty,  and  knew  what  want  was  from 
sad  experience.  The  first  book  needetl,  was  loaned, 
being  unable  to  make  the  purchase.  In  order  to  ob- 
viate this  difficulty  in  the  future,  I  practiced  the  most 
rigid  economy,  living  in  a  style  conformable  to  my 
humble  circumstances.  After  having  obtained  the  nec- 
essary means,  by  such  painful  self-denial,  it  was  then 
almost  equally  diilioult  to  obtain  the  proper  works, 
having  frequently  to  send  in  those  days  one  or  two 
hundred  n'iles  to  a  city  book-store. 

Impaired  health  was  another  very  serious  impedl-. 
ment  in  the  way  of  self-improvement.  Severe  mental 
labor  tended  to  diminish  the  strength  and  vigor  of  a 
constitution  already  enfeebled  by  disease  and  debili- 
tated by  fatigue.  I  was,  much  of  t'ne  time,  afflicted 
with  chronic  infinmroafion  of  the  eyes,  rendering 
application  to  books  most  distressingly  painful,  to- 
gether   with    the    risk    of  inducing  total    blindness. 


-..i 


20 


ATTTOBIOOTIAPHY    Of  't' 


Consoqupiitly  my  studies  wen*  frequently  interrnptMl, 
nntl  HOinctimoH  wholly  suHpeijded.  Few,  it  is  iinag- 
inwl,  would  have  persisted  in  their  course  under  such 
uupropitioua  circumstances. 

I  had  no  one  with  whom  to  counsel  or  'advise. 
Few,  if  any,  extended  to  me  their  sympathies,  or 
even  imparted  a  word  of  oncouragemcnt,  regarding 
n»y  plans  for  sclf-fulture  impracticable  if  not  chimer- 
ioil.  It  was  often  suggested,  and  that,  too,  by  my 
best  friends,  that  there  were  insuperable  barriers  in 
the  way.  Men  of  lea -ning  and  experience  united, 
as  with  one  voice,  in  confirmation  of  the  same  opinion. 
So  I  had  to  depend  solely  upon  my  own  unaided  re- 
sources, inde|>endent  of  the  advice  and  opinions  of 
friends  and  foes.  But  amidst  the  innumerable  diffi- 
culties to  be  met,  I  have  been  amply  compensated 
for  the  time  and  labor  thus  bestowed.  It  was  by 
this  means,  in  connection  with  other  attendant  cir- 
cumstances, that  I  am  permitted  to  occupy  a  position, 
humble  as  it  is,  that  confers  privileges  which  would 
not  be  exchanged  for  earth's  choice  treasures.  It  has 
also  enabled  me  to  rise  above  the  pressure  of  the 
most  adverse  circurastanoes, — ignorance,  poverty,  ob- 
scurity.      "•"  "■•  ^  ■"'■■  ^— *"-«.-.*  ■  V""  '-  ,  . ,.  ..-.i.; 


■  r-'  'r^■_■^.'y^■*^,ii'>e''  : 


CHAPTER    III 

FIRST  RELIGIOUS   IMPRESSIONS. 


■ry 


My  parents  were  professors  of  Christianity;  my 
father,  a  minister  of  the  gosjwl ;  my  mother,  an  ac- 
tive chuioli   member.      From  them,   particularly   my 


fiKT.AH  irrnnARn  nAnnRtr. 


Si 


motlior     I    ro«-,v,Hi    my    first    roliRJons   inMtrnctions. 
Novor    Hhall    b.    forp:otten,    wl.ilo    ...nnory    ,H.rforn,s 
•t^    ofhcv,    a    n)„Jhor'H    frinully    cauti.,n«    and    pious 
on„n«.lH.      Nevor  Hhall    «,we    to   be    Mt,   upon    the 
first   (Inwrnngs  of  rea/wn,   the  controHInK   P«>wor  of 
mat«.nml    iuflu.noe.       It    „,„ldecl    my   heart,    fornml 
my    ohurnoter,   n^tmim'i]    my  waywardne.Ms.      Ilenro 
at    an    eiirly    age,  even    from    the  eurh-est  peri.Hl   of 
my   r«roIle,.tion,  I  «•««  Beriously    improHse*!  with  the 
imrmrtanoe  of   religion,   desiring   the   bU-ssing   which 
ChriHt     pronounce*!    ui»on     little    children.      Feelinff 
unprepare<l  to  meet  the  terrors  of  dtiith  and  the  ret- 
nhtU.ons   of  eternity,    I    often    wept    in    the   soh-mn 
Htdlnes,,   of  the   evening    twilight.      These   cherished 
imprmsions,   however,   soon  wore  off. 
^  In    the  summer  of  1828,  being  six  years  of  al, 
I   was    accidentally   precipitated    into  a   dtcp    ,,o„,|  • 
and   when   rescued   from   this  pcTilons  condition,    life 
was -nearly   extinct.      This   sa.l    casualty    taught    me 
more    forcibly   than   ever  the   UMcertainty   of  human 
life  and  the  transitory  nature  of  earthly  enjoyments  ■ 
yet  the  influence  it  exerted  on  my  mind  was  of  Hh.ut' 
continuance.     The  alluiem».nf«  of  the  world  and  the 
amusements  of  theyyoung  now  occupied  my  attention 
for  some  years,  and  >;he  more  important  considerations 
of  eternity  were  disregarded  or  forgotten.  u( 

In  the  beginning  of  1833,  I  had  a  severe  and  pro- 
tracted  illness,  in  which  I  was  again  brought  near 
the  grave.  This  was  doubtless  a  warning  to  prepare 
for  judgment;  but,  u,)on  recovery,  the  language  of  ' 
my  heart  was,  "Go  thy  way  for  this  time."  I„  the 
iollowing  autumn,   the   voice  of  an  awakened    cou- 


.i'% 


-J 


mam 


AirroBiooRAPHY  or 


«;ii'noo  admoiimbtHl  nie  of  long-nrgloctwl  «liitie«,  closely 
connwtwl  with  my  inU'n'Hts  U'yond  tlie  silent  tomb. 
RetTct  devotion  was  now  observed,  Uiing  "  almost 
persiiadtHl  to  be  a  Climtian."  But,  to  my  unspeuk- 
ublo  f5orrow,  this  call  of  morey,  fraught  with  innu- 
mcrnble  blessings,  was  willfully  rejected.  Yet,  as 
time  imihwhI  away,  I  was  ort«>n  reminded  of  the  ob- 
ligations under  which  I  was  to  "  remember  now  my 
CnMtor."  Painful  scnmitions  were  excited  in  my 
mind  while  attending  funerals  and  silently  gazing 
UfMin  the  lifeless  remains  of  mortality.  '  On  these 
solemn  octtasions,  I  wouhl  sonu'times  resolve  to  attend, 
without  further  delay,  to  the  "  one  thing  neeilful ; " 
but  the  tempt'  •,  with  his  artful  insinuations,  inelinwl 
me  to  pnxirastinnte,  sugg^^sting  that  I  was  too  young, 
that  religi(m  would  debar  me  from  youthful  plesisures. 
In  the  year  1835  many  things  transpired  whieh 
caused  me  t(»  reflect  more  seriously  H|>on  my  future 
destiny  than  at  any  preceding  |)eri(Kl.  G(m1  -wan 
pleased  to  show  me  my  lost  and  forlorn  condition, 
which  filled  my  soul  with  distressing  fears  and  gl<K)my 
forebodings.  Great  were  my  mental  struggles,  fe«;Iing 
that  eternity,  with  its  fearful  realities,  was  just  at 
hand.  To  reflect  that  my  life  had  been  sparwl  so  long, 
while  spurning  the  mercies  of  heaven,  was  to  me  a 
matter  of  great  astonishment.  A  secret  mpnitor  ap- 
parently said,  "  You  will  survive  but  few  years ;  make 
now  your  reconciliation  with  God."  But,  being  sur- 
ronnded  -by  thoughtless  comiMinions,  these  feelings 
gradually  declined  without  leading  me  to  unfeigned  re- 
pentance. *   '-■■■■  t  :','>■ 

lu  February,  1836,  when  fourteen  years  old,  I  was 


tM  •»lt.-#"--S?»'rtBt»«»r'i'»*-„- 


V^Ma^■^i■MlMlR^Kt'»^MJ:>iA•tl*.l^r<it^ta^■^m*Mii^^        ■ 


■J 


RRI.AH    IIIRnARO  RAItRRTr. 


ss 


tomb. 

lllllKWt 

Mju-ak- 
i  linn- 
et,   an 
ne  ob- 
»w  my 
n    my 
BJtzinn 
tli<!He 
ittt'nd, 
Iful ; " 
■dined 
youn)r, 
imnri's. 
wliii*h 
future 

WlIM 

dition, 
looniy 
ling 
iiat   at 

<>»g» 
me  a 


inga 
(1  re- 


npiin  awiikoned.  (ionp<>l  wrmonH  nntl  (MiriHtiun  ntlmt)- 
nitiunH  priMhu^Hl  <\w\y  intprciwionH.  Tlie  emolionH  of 
my  heart  were  fmiitetintea  evidently  pen-eivwl.  In 
order  to  ettcape  dete<?tion,  \  frequt;ntly  eii«lenvorc«l  to 
iwflume  an  air  of  checrfnlnem,  when,  at  the  Hume  time, 
I  felt  more  like  weeping.  DisconragementH  tfum  nrmw 
in  .reference  to  a  religioun  course.  To  Uvoine  u 
ChriHtian,  the  frowns  of  my  yming  friendM  and  thci 
ecofiH  (»f  an  ungtxily  world  muHt  be  met  and  l)orne. 
This,  I  wmietimea  thought,  wan  more  than  could  lie  en- 
dured. Such,  indeeil,  was  my  lack  of  moral  c<Nirng«>, 
that  tli<?  paths  of  folly  were  reluctantly  but  unwiuely 
choNen. 

On  the  fourth  of  September,  1  attended  a  Qiwirterly 
Meeting  in  Alexander,  about  twelve  mile^  diMtant, 
where  the  accumulated  sins  of  chitdhotMl  and  youth; 
like  an  overflowing  tide,  ruxheil  upon  my  re- 
membrance. Yet  I  refu»e<l  to  yield  entire  subniisHioii 
to  the  Savior,  and,  like  the  young  man  in  the  goM|K-l, 
went  away  sorrowful.  Despo'xlency  reigned  in  my 
boHom  with  despotic  sway,  mourning  and  we<>piiig  in 
view  of  my  sins  and  transgressions.  Reviewing  tho 
past,  I  felt  too  guilty  to  approach  G(kI  by  way  of 
prayer  and  su'iplication,  reflecting  that  he  had  lieen  nu 
ever-present  witness  to  every  evil  thought  and  wicked 
propensity.  Conscious  that  I  must  do  something  or 
jierish,  I  at  length  ventured  to  address  a  throne  of 
grace;  but,  finding  no  immediate  relief,  was  tempted 
to  believe  that  it  was  useless.  Hence,  I  grew  remiss  in 
duty,  and  endeavored  to  banish  serious  thoughts;  yet 
something  unforeseen  would  arouse  my  feelings  to  in- 
ti'nsity,     To  jiass  a  church-yard   and   to  behold   the 


i*'  wt" 


'f'iplpl 


tt 


ArronionnArwY  of 


tombs  and   nionuinental  inscriptions  j(  the  departed,    ^ 
wonld  instantly  caus*e  me  to  meditate  upon  my  own  dis- 
solution.    In  moments  of  imminent  danger,  tiie  in- 
estimable value  of  the  soul  seemed  to  outweigh  every 
other  consideration.     When  any  epidemic  entered  the 
neighborhood,  raising  the  banner  of  death,  all  nature 
seemed  to  mourn.     While  gloom  and  despair  were  de- 
picted upon  the  countenance  of -the  sick  and  dying,  it  *■ 
wou'.i  alarm  me  with  the  terrific  thought,  that  I  too  "^ 
might  in  a  few  hours  descend  into  the  grave,  unpre- 
jwrod  to  meet  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth. 

A  circumstance,  to  which  reference  is  now  made, 
much  affected  me  at  the  time  of  its  occurrence.  In  the 
month  of  December,  my  father  received  a  communica- 
tion from  the  Rev.  William  G.  Monroe,  an  e'^teenied 
clergyman,  who  wsided  in  the  State  of  Indiana.  Being 
jwrmitted  to  examine  its  wmtents,  I  read  the  following 
note :  '*  Tell  your  son  3elah  to  still  seek  God  j.  for  I 
have  not  tbrgotten  him,  and  my  prayer  is  that  the 
Ijord  may  deliver  his  sowl.''  This  brought  vividly  to 
memory  the  Q,uarterly  Meeting  before  mentioned.  At 
this  meeting  he  preached,  and  before  leaving  the  place  .. 
personally  urged  upon  me,  in  the  most  solemn  and 
pathetic  manner,  the  claims  of  a  crucified  Redeemer. 
His  instructions  v«rere  not  forgotten,  although  the  vows 
thon  made  were  broken.  Thus,  for  sometime,  I  con- 
tinued a  child  of  sorrow,  ancT  at  times  my  wretohedn«w  „ 
was  complete. 

In    1837;   hoping  to  find  some    alleviation   to   the 
sorrowo  of  a  wounded  spirit,  I  again  engaged,  for  a    ' 
season,  in  worldly  amusements.     I  endeavored  to  con- 
sole njyself  with  the  belief  that  I  was  happy ;  but  this 


■© 


he  departed,    - 
my  own  dis- 
ger,  the  in-^- 
weigh  every' 
entered  the 
1,  all  nature 
lair  were  de- 
nd  dying,  it^ 
t,  that  I  too  ^' 
rave,  uiipre- 

now  made, 
nee.  In  the 
communica- 
an  c3toenic<l 
iana.  Being 
lie  following 

God  J.  for  I 
is  that  the 
t  vividly  to 
itioned.  At 
ig  the  place 
solemn   and 

Redeemer. 
;h  the  vows 
:irae,  I  con- 
rretohGdnfiflfli  ,; 

ion   to  the 
>ged,  for  a    ■ 
iro<l  to  oon- 
but  this 


8ET.AH    HIBBARD   BAKBE7rT.  Jt 

kind  of  happiness — if  happiness  it  may  be  called — was 
of  a  transient  nature.  One  serious  thought  of  death, 
judgment,  and  eternity,  would  shake  the  foundation  of 
every  earthly  hope,  causing  me  to  tremble  in  view  of 
those  amazing  scenes  beyond  the  glpotny  vale  of  death. 
In  the  midnight  hour,  when  nature  was  hushed  to  re- 
pose, my  mind  ^as  often  harassed  and  perplexed,  re- 
flecting upon  the  irreparable  loss  that  must  be  sus- 
tained, if  immediately  summoned  to  another  world.  I 
could,  in  a  moment,  look  to  the  end  of  time ;  but  the 
duration  of  eternity  extended  far  beyond  the  horizon 
of  mental  vision.  I  could,  in  imagination,  hear  my 
melancholy  doom,  "  Depart  ye !  "  Thus  an  imperfect 
delineation  of  the  exercises  of  my  mind  is  given.  Had 
the  precepts  of  God  and  the  will  of  heaven  l)een 
obeyed,  such  fearful  apprehensions  of  the  future  would 
not  have  disturbed  th«  hours  of  repose.  Uence,  it  was 
perfectly  consistent  with  the  character  of  God,  to  give 
me  a  st.iking  view  of  the  solemnities  of  death  and  of 
the  realities  of  a  future  state. 

The  world  had  now  few  attractions.  Its  charms  had 
receded;  ita  glories  had  departed.  I  could  not,  as 
formerly,  take  pleasure  in  the  oomi>any  of  youthful 
friends.  Although  not  a  Christian,  yet  something,  I 
scarcely  knew  what^  restrained  me  from  vices  common 
to  youth.  I  never  could  entertain  or  express  doubts  as 
to  the  divine  origin  of  ChrlsUanity,  or  even  cast  con- 
tempt upoLi  its  most  humble  votary.  Still  I  was  un- 
willin-  to  renounce  the  world,  fearing  the  displeasure 
of  my  associates,  as  they,  like  myself,  were  irreligious. 
The  hope  of  future  happiness  in  this  wwld,  was  also 
the  source  of  little  cooaolation ;  for  every  imaginary 


26 


'.<:■  AUTOBIOGUAPHY   OF 


pleasure  and  every  fondly  cherished  scheme  ended  in 
uncertainty  and  disappointment.  As  the  rolling  years 
were  wafting  me  with  rapidity  to  the  grave,  I  latiiented 
that  "the  wise  choice  had  not  been  made."  At  the 
.  close  of  each  year,  I  saw  how  much  greater  my  happi- 
ness might  have  been,  had  I  been  a  humble  follower 
and  devout  worahiper  of  the  adorable  Savior.  It  was 
with  great  reluctance  that  I  thought  of  beginning  and 
spending  another  year  as  the  last  had  been  spent. 
With  grief  and  lamentation,  I  deplored  my  wretched 
and  undone  condition ;  but,  as  yet,  mercies  and 
judgments  were  alike  ineffectual  in  subduing  the  pride 
and  enmity  of  my  heart. 

^.'..^A^f^:^^^^'    CHAPTER   IV.         '«'u«4*rJ55u 


.^f;i?!  -^ 


EXPERIENCE   AND   CONVERSION. 


'jr^,"»3Sr*'j 


February  24,  1S38.  Am  this  day  sixteen  years 
of  age ;  yet,  humiliating  to  amfeas,  am  uni)repar«i  for 
my  long  and  final  home.  The  years  of  cliildhooil  have 
already  fled,  and  soon  my  morning  sun  will  set  in  the 
west.  Then  down  the  dark  abyss  I  must  go,  if  I  re- 
main in  my  present  impenitent  state.  How  gloomy  is 
the  future  to  those  who  have  no  God,— no  treasure  in 
heaven ! 

May  5.  Was  deeply  awakened  to  a  sense  of  my 
lost  and  ruined  condition.  God,  through  human 
agency,  forcibly  impressed  my  mind  with  the  absolute 
necessity  of  liviug  a  new  life, — the  life  that  is  in 
Christ  Jesus.    While  I  thought  of  renouncing  the 


,,.,-,,^;.J. 


'i^$<'^,'->-*'T:.r''  ■ 


■  -■iC^:.-    '. 


SELAH    HIUBARD  BARRETT. 


indcd  in 
ug  years 
atxicnted 
At  the 
y  happi- 
foUower 
It  was 
ling  and 
n  spent.- 
ivretclied 
:;ie8  and 
,be  pride 


BkUy^ikp'^- 


en  years 
)ared  for 
)od  liave 
in  the 
f  I  re- 
oomy  is 
asure  in 

of  my 
human 
absolute 
it  is  in 
iug  the 


world,  with  all  its  alhircments,  the  following  queries 
arose :  Must  I  now  retire  from  the  gay  circles  of  ju- 
venile life  ?  Must  all  my  hopes  of  terrene  happiness 
be  cut  off  in  a  moment?  Must  I  now  be  the  object 
of  scorn  and  malignity,  hatred  and  persecution  ?  Yet, 
in  moments  of  reflection,  I  was  fully  convinced  that 
God  had  the  first  claims,  demanding  my  voluntary 
service. 

"It Mat  1!).  Attended  a  monthly  meeting,  and  felt  it 
duty  to  publicly  express  the  state  of  my  mind.  But 
the  cross  being  great,  I  neglected  it,  the  consequence 
of  which  was  increased  condemndtion  and  guilt.  Re- 
solved to  abandon  my  former  associations,  believing 
that  such  a  course  will  be  advantageous  to  my  spiritual 
interests.  Indeed,  I  feel  more  like  spending  my  time 
in  solitude  and  reflection,  than  joining  the  com})any  of 
the  gay  and  thoughtless,  as  has  too  frequently  been  the 
case  in  days  past. 

May  29.  Attended  a  meeting  of  worship,  at  which 
all  present  except  myself  manifested  a  determination, 
through  Go<l's  grace,  to  strive  for  heaven.  I  api)eared, 
by  my  apparent  indifference,  resolved  to  turn  a  deaf 
car  to  gospel  invitations.  At  the  close  of  service,  I 
immediately  retired,  with  heart-rending  emotions,  to 
an  adjoining  wood.  No  tongue  can  tell,  no  pen  de- 
scribe what  I  then  felt  and  endured.  By  thus  reject- 
ing proffered  mercy,  it  really  appeared  as  though  I 
was  cast  off  and  forsaken  by  both  God  and  man,  with- 
out one  consoling  reflection  to  a&^uage  the  flowing  tears 
and  allay  the  most  poignant  grief. 

June  2.  Attended  in  Ames,  Athens  County,  the 
summer  session  of  the  Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting,  held 


■  'I- 

.  -  .    '* 


iiSfiiailBMMMMlMUM 


Sf  AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF    i^ 

by  the  Freewill  Baptipts.  In  the  evening,  an  invita- 
tPon  being  given,  I  presented  myself  at  the  altar  oi" 
prayer,  thus  publicly  manifesting,  before  a  large 
audience,  my  desires  for  salvation.  The  sin  and  con- 
demnation, which  for  years  had  destroyed  my  repose, 
appeared  almost  insupportable. 

June  3.  Arose  early  and  retired  to  supplicate  a 
throne  of  grace,  and  implore  pardoning  mercy.  Re-  , 
solved  to  make  a  full  surrender  to  God,  regardless  of  • 
frowns  and  flatteries.  After  public  service,  again  re- 
tired in  secret,  and  renewed  my  feeble  petitions,  but 
apparently  in  vain.  Continued,  however,  in  the  above 
named  exercise  till  night-fall,  when  I  went  to  the 
evening  meeting.  While  on  the  way,  felt  nothing 
very  special,  although  the  burden  of  sin,  guilt,  and 
condemnation,  was  im|)erceptibly  removed.  The  scene 
was  diflerent.  The  fear  of  man  had  fled ;  my  gloom 
had  departed ;  my  tears  had  ceasetl.  At  the  close  of 
the  discourse,  feeling  deeply  impressed,  I  arose  and 
spoke,  after  which  a  sensation  of  joy  inexpressible 
thrilled  my  soul.  It  appeared  to  be  my  duty  to  arise 
a  second  time,  and  declare  the  salvation  of  God  to  my 
Boul,  but  refrained  through  fear  of  deceiving  myself^ 
and  the  people. 

June  4.  Felt  more  impressed  than  ever  to  apeak 
in  the  morning  meeting  of  the  love  and  goodness  of 
God.  But  the  omission  of  one  duty  had  opened  the 
way  to  omit  another ;  I  sinned  against  heaven  and  my 
own  conscience,  and  was  nearly  driven  into  despair. 
I*revious  to  this  I  had  cherished  a  hope,  that  God,  for 
Christ's  sake,  had  forgiven  my  sins.  But  now  my 
conclusion  was,  *hat  I  had  been  deceived;  for  it  ap- 


,  .    .  .1^-    .'.  .  .      ■.■.',- ...    C  c 


SEL^JI   BIBBARD  BASKRTT. 


29 


peareJ  utterly  impossible  to  be  a  Christian,  and  at  the 
same  tia^e  '  ^dure  such  mental  conflicts.  -7^1 

Jui^Y  16.     Convinced  that  I  should  not  obtain  te- 
lief  until  a  public  renunciation  of  my  sins  was  made, 
I  had  resolved  to  improve  the  first  opportunity  in  the 
discharge  of  this  duty.     This  day  I  enjoyed  such  an 
opportunity.     But  something  immediately  suggested, 
"  How  oan  you,  a  youth  of  sixteen,  rise  before  hun- 
dreds of  intelligent  and  listening  spectators,  and  make 
such  a  bold  declaration."     This  suggestion  caused  me 
to  swerve  from  duty,  and  fearful  were  the  consequences. 
My  vows  were  broken,  and  in  anguish  I  lamented 
my  want  of  resolution  in  a  cause  of  so  great  moment. 
In  secret  I  wept  and  prayed,  prayed  and  wept  until  I 
could  weep  no  sfore.     I  know  my  duty ;  but,  in  con- 
sequence of  disobedieu?o^  my  hope  in  Jesus  is  gone. 
>ii-  August  11.     Arose  in  a  public  congregation,  and 
was,  by  divine  assistance,  enabled  to  perform  my  vows, 
expressing  both  my  former  convictions  of  duty  and 
my  present  determinations.     This,  in  some  measure, 
relieved  my  distress,  affording  encouragement. 
I*  August    13.     Attended   another    meetinj,,   at   the 
close  of  which,  I  kneeled  in  presence  of  the  assembly, 
and  vocally  prayed  to  have  a  clear  and  satisfactory 
evidence  of  divine  acceptance.    My  hiimble  petition, 
I  believe,  was  granted.     Every  thing  in  nature,  as  if 
in  a  hew  world,  assumed  a  different  aspect,  causing  me 
to  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  my  great  deliverer.     My  feel-  . 
ings  and  exercises  were  much  the  same  as  on  that 
memorable  evening,  the  3d  of  June.     With  full  pur- 
pose of  heart,  I  now  consecrated  myself,  both  soul  and 
body,  time  and  talents,  and  all  that  I  am,  to  him  who 


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W  AUTomOORAPHY  OF     » 

I  Itelieve  has  put  a  song  of  praise  in  my  mouth. 
Long,  too  long,  had  1  refuswl  the  offers  of  life  and 
salvation,  pursuing  the  devious  paths  of  sin.  But  I 
no  longer  rebelled.  Calmly  and  cheerfully  I  yielded 
implicit  obedience  to  the  high  and  holy  mandate  of 
heaven.  The  world,  when  compared  with  eternal 
realities,  sunk  into  utter  insignificance.  Over  me  it 
had,  I  trust,  lost  its  mysterious  power  to  allure,  to  de- 
ceive, to  promise,  and  to  flatter.  Having  tried  the 
world,  I  sought  for  happiness  in  it,  but  in  vain. 
Looking  to  a  higher,  heavenly  source  for  bliss,  I  have 
not  been  disappointed,  feeling  the  assurance,  if  faith- 
ful, of  a  glorious  immortality  beyond  the  grave. 
ii  August  14.  Am  still  confirmed  in  the  belief  that 
God  has  forgiven  all  my  sins.  Spoke  in  a  public 
meeting,  and  felt  happy  respecting  my  present  and 
future  destiny.  "  With  the  mouth  confession  is  made 
unto  salvation."  I  now  see,  in  all  their  deformity, 
the  errors  of  my  past  life  in  rejecting  the  gospel, 
and  not  exercising  faith  in  the  precious  promises  of 
God.  In  these  things,  it  is  hoped  that  none  will 
follow  my  example;  but  come  to  Got!  by  faith  and 
repentance.  Pardon  may  then  be  exj>ected  through 
Clirist's  atoning  blood.  A  full  and  voluntary  sub- 
mission to  Christ  is  what  the  gospel  evidently  re- 
quires ;    not  to  do  ))enanoe. 

.  October  13.  To  the  church  made  knowii  the 
exercises  of  my  mind  in  reference  to  baptism,  relating 
my  Cliristiau  experience,  which  appeared  satisfactory 
to  the  church.  Indeed,  two  or  three  of  the  most 
prominent  members  manifested  the  interest  they  felt 
in  my  behalf,  giving  me  much  valuable  instruction^ 


8ELAH   HIBBAR1)  BAHRETT.  «^ 

Oh,  fiow  eheeiping  to  me  was  this!  Though  eonioious 
of  having  been  influencea  by  pure  motives,  j'et  I 
feared  that  others  had  not  sufficient  evidence  of 
my  conversion  to  God.  But  now  there  was  not  an 
obstacle  in  the  way,  and  I  resolved,  without  further 
delay,  to  obey  Christ  in  the  ordinance  of  baptism. 

October  14.  Arose  in  a  calm,  happy  state  of 
mind,  and  spent  the  morning  in  devotional  exercises. 
At  eleven  o'clock,  heard  a  sermon  delivered  in  the 
village  of  Rutland,  after  which  I  was  baptized  by 
the  Rev.  Cyrus  Stilson,  of  the  State  of  Maine,  being 
in  the  seventeenth  year  of  my  age.  Joined  the 
Freewill  Baptist  Church  *  in  Rutland,  which  had 
its  origin  in  the  first  church  formed  in  the  place, 
February,  1810,  believed  to  have  been  the  first 
Freewill  Baptist  Church  in  the  State  of  Ohio.  Re- 
ceived a  great  blessing  in  the  performance  of  this 
solemn  rite,  viewing  the  cause  of  Christ  of  infinitely 
more  ii.<portance  than  all  other  causes  combined.  It 
is,  therefore,  my  unshaken  resolution,  Go<l  being  my 
helper,  to  continue  faithful  to  my  trust  till  called  to 
resign  this  feeble  body  into  the  cold  embraces  of 
death. 

CHAPTER  V. 

PERSONAL    EFP'ORTS.  _ 

January  1,  1839,  Spent  the  day  in  reading, 
meditation,  and  prayer,  anxiously  desiring  to  know 

•  The  Freewill  Baptists  differ  from  the  Begular  or  Calvinistic 
Baptists  principally  in  being  Armiaians  and  open-communionista. 


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my  duty  in   reference  to  my  Aiture  coarse  of  life. 
Have  had  the  most  ioteoHe  desires   to   enter   upun 
the  consecrated  work  of  the  gospel  ministry.     Many 
wearidome  days  and  sleepless  nights  have  been  spent 
in  deep   reflection  upon  this  all-important  and  mo< 
mentous  subject;  but  I  greatly  feel  and  deplore  my 
incompetency.     Age,  health,  and   inexperience  seem 
to  preclude   the  idea  of  engaging  at  present  in  this  ;- 
heaven-appointed  work.     Have,  therefore,  concluded 
to  continue  my    studies,    watch    the   indications  of 
Providence,  and   hold    myself  in    readiness    for  my 
Master's    service.      In    the    meantime,    hope    to    be 
found    in    the    faithful    performance  of  duty,    as   a 
humble  Christian,  though  laboring  in  a  more  private 
capacity  for  the  advancement  of  truth  and  the  prog- 
ress  of    the   Redeemer's    kingdom.      Resolved,  that 
my  motto  shall  ever  be, — "  Weary  not  in  well-doing." 
February    17.      Conversed    with    some   who,    a 
short  time  before,  bad  been  almost  persuaded  to  be 
Christians;  but  found  they  had  chosen  the  momen- 
tary pleasures  of  the  world  in   preference  to  those 
enduring  realities  beyond  the  grave.      What  an  un- 
wise   choice  I     What  consummate  folly !      After  dis-  ' 
charging  to  them  my  duty,  I  left  them  to  their  own 
reflections,  and  next  had  an  intprview  with  a  young 
gentleman,    about    twenty-one    years    of  age.      He 
manifested  tiie  utmost  contempt  for  every  thing  sa-    « 
cred.     An  infidel,  an  idolater,  or  a  barbarian  could     ■ 
not  have  uttered  more  impious  sentiments,  and  made  ■ : 
more   sarcastic  allusions.      Seeing,   however,  that    I 
was  not  easily  intimidated,  he  at  length  listened  with   : . 
attention  to  my  counsels. 


8ELAH    HlfiBARD  BARHETT. 


as   a 


February  24.  Wm  geventeen  years  old.  One 
year  ago  I  was  living  under  the  angiy  frown  of 
God,  pursuing  the  giddy  scenes  of  folly,  and  seeking 
after  happiness  where  it  never  could  bo  found 
When  sixteen  little  did  I  think  that  I  should,  at 
seventeen,  be  a  practical  believer,  rejoicing  in  the 
love  of  Jesus.  .Praise,  glory,  and  honor  be  given 
to  him  who  effected  this  change  in  my  heart  and 
affections. 

March  8.  Wrote  to  a  young  person  of  my  ac- 
quaintance, a  lengthy  appeal  upon  the  subject  of 
religion.  In  former  years  we  attended  the  same 
school,  pursued  the  same  studies,  and  joined  in  the 
same  amusements.  Friendship  existed  between  us. 
But  lamenting  to  see  him  neglect  "the  great  salva- 
tion," I  labored  to  present  the  most  persuasive  ar- 
guments to  induce  him  to  follow  Christ. 

March  24.  Had  considerable  conversation  with  a 
young  gentleman,  a  teacher  by  profession.  He  saii 
that  he  desired  religion,  but  expressed  himself  unwill- 
ing to  renounce  the  pleasures  of  the  world.  There  are 
many  such  persons,  who  desire  Christ  for  their  endless 
portion,  but  refuse  to  accept  him  upon  the  terms  of  the 
gospel. 

May  5,  6.  Spent  the  time  in  Alexander.  Visited 
several  families,  conversed  with  many  persons,  and 
found  a  few  seriously  impressed  with  divine  things.  A 
number  of  sudden  deaths  had  occurred  in  the  neighbor- 
hood, which  served  to  admonish  the  careless  and  uncon- 
cerned. 

June  8.  Conversed  with  a  respectable  fl-iend  who 
had  departed  from  the  Lord.    He  confessed  his  bwk- 


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34 


Anv^nTonnAPnY  op 


I 


slidin^H,  rpprcttiiij;  that  lie  litul  not  livetl  consiHtont 
with  hifl  proUwHioii.  He  apjx'nre<l  truly  penitent,  and 
spoke  the  lionest  convictions  of  his  heart.  Confidently 
lu'lievetl  that  the  work  of  jjjrace  upon  his  heart  would 
prove  effectual  in  bringing  him  back  to  GmJ,  and  to  a 
pro|K>r  discharge  of  duty.* 

June  2.3.  Had  n  solemn  interview  with  two  young 
gj'ntlemcu,  with  whom  I  was  intimately  acquainted. 
They  were  both  serious,  and  remained  silent  and  at- 
tentive listeners,  while  lalwring  to  ix'rsuade  them  to 
ch<M)se  "  the  strait  and  narrow  way."  They  could 
scarcely  conceal  the  inward  emotions  of  their  heartSj 
and  were  evidently  near  the  kingdom  of  God.  i*^r»*WiW« 

Jui.Y  8.  Held  a  lengthy  conversation  with  a  youth 
tipon  the  subject  of  Christianity.  Urged  him  to  for- 
sake his  evil  practices,  seek  forgiveness  of  his  sins,  and 
yield  obedience  to  the  commands  of  Christ.  He  evi- 
dently saw  the  folly  of  his  course,  and  the  consistency 
of  a  life  of  faith  in  the  Son  of  Go<l.  Before  clasing 
the  conversation  he  promised  to  reform,  and,  through 
divine  grace,  live  o  life  of  piety,    i^^i^^^'^miii^m^^mm' 

July  20.  Rode  to  Chester,  a  distance  of  fifteen 
miles.  On  the  way  postetl  up  several  hand-bills 
for  the  p\ir{K)se  of  dir(H;ting  the  attention  of  the 
thoughtless  to  the  great  concerns  of  «leath  and  eternity. 
Conversed  with  one  who  appeared  deeply  awakened. 
As  we  parted  he  promised  to  retire  in  secret,  and, 
upon  his  bended  knees,  make  a  full  surrender  of  bis 
heart  to  God.  i^^i^i^^'^PM'<»^^^^&^'i»^^^i^-^i'^^- 


*  He  afterward  became  a  worthy  and  acceptable  luiiiiater  of  the 
gOBpel. 


SRLAH    IIIBRAKD   nAnRIVT. 


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■'5  ■:r 


JUT-Y  21.  Spent  the  day  in  tlio  pluco,  vLsiting 
several  faniilieH,  and  conversing  with  the  in)|H>uitent. 
They  .iiauifohted  much  reserve  in  diwrloHiiig  their 
opinions,  feeiingH,  and  deaireH.  Tliin  eaused  me  to  be 
more  faithful  and  pointe<l  in  rebuking  sin,  anti  in 
warning  them  "  to  fli'O  from  the  wrath  to  come." 

July  22.  Vinited  a  friend  in  dying  circumstances. 
Reason  was  dctlironcd,  and  no  hope  of  recovery.  On 
my  way  homeward  converstnl  witli  about  a  doeen  in- 
dividually upon  the  state  of  their  souls,  not  one  of 
whom  professed  religion.  Some  treate<l  me  with  much 
respect,  and  appeared  thankful  for  my  instructions; 
others  seemed  hardened  in  their  sins,  hostile  in  their 
feeling?,  and  abusive  in  their  language. 

August  11.  Went  to  Salisbury;  found  the  people 
seriously  dis|)osed.  Some  could  not,  when  the  gospel 
was  urged  upon  their  consideration,  refrain  from  weep- 
ing; yet  they  seemed  unwilling  to  separate  themselves 
from  the  world,  and  make  a  public  avowal  of  their 
faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

August  31.  Rode  to  Alexander,  visitecl  a  number 
of  friends,  and  conversed  much  upon  religious  topics. 
Found  many  ardent,  devoted  Christians,  with  whom  I 
enjoyed  nuich  happiness. 

Hejtembeu  1.  Left  for  Bedford,  where  I  found 
some  inquirers.  Thence  to  Scipio,  and  thence  home, 
where  I  arrival  at  a  late  hour,  weary  and  exhausted. 
But  I  regretted  not  the  labors  of  the  day,  believing 
that  the  time  was  profitably  spent  in  the  service  of  my 
heavenly  Father.  « 

Sepi'ember  6.  Visited  an  old  lady  supposed  to  be 
near  the  close  of  life.     Made  inquiry  in  regard  to  tha/ 


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1. 


M  AUTOBIOORAPHY   OF 

State  of  her  mind ;  found  that  nho  was  happy  in  tho 
inuuoiliute  pro»i|)ect  of  death.  "  Oh,  how  g<xKl,"  said 
slip,  "  Ih  the  Lonl  I  I  have  no  reanon  to  complain  ;  my 
afHiotiouH  are  none  too  (;reat."  Skeptics  can  not  thug 
rejoice  in  the  gloomy  hour  of  adversity ;  for  religion  is 
the  only  source  of  comfort  in  siuknesH  and  in  deaih. 

Skptkmukr  22.  Reproved  on  the  rood  a  youthful 
company  of  Sabbath-breakers,  but  to  little  effect. 
Afler  divine  service  called  upon  a  lady  in  affliction. 
She  had  formerly  been  an  active  meral)er  of  the 
church ;  but  had  backslidden.  Now  all  was  dark  and 
gloomy.  In  the  midst  of  temporal  prosperity,  sick- 
ness had  overtaken  her,  from  which  she  scarcely  ex- 
pected t4J  recover.  She  lamented,  in  language,  which 
can  not  be  described,  her  past  unfaithfulness, — a  warn- 
ing to  lukewarm  professors. 

Septembkr  29.  Came  to  Scipio ;  found  a  good  re- 
vival in  progress.  Joined  in  the  work,  laboring  with 
the  people  of  God  for  the  advancement  of  Zion's  cauHe. 
Never  were  professors  more  ardently  engat'od,  and  sin- 
ners more  solemnly  alarmed.  The  most  powerful  argii  • 
ments  and  impressive  appeals  arc  made,  and  as  a  result 
fifty,  in  the  morning  of  life,  have  professed  to  experi- 
ence a  saving  change.  Oh,  how  delightful  to  see  those, 
who  had  formerly  sought  for  happiness  in  the  agiuse- 
ments  of  the  world,  now  seeking  the  religion  of  Christ, 
wherein  is  true  happiness! 

December  31.  Was  brought  to  behold  the  close  of 
another  year.  I  looked  for  v^rd  to  the  future,  and  con- 
sidered that  a  few  more  y :»  s  would  close  my  existence 
on  these  mundane  short i^.  Prayed  that  the  Lord 
would  protect  me  through  this  short  life,  help  me  to 


•■Wmw 


BELAH    HIBBARD   HARUKTT. 


ppy  in  tlio 
;«kmI,"  said 
plain  ;  my 
n  not  thus 
religion  ib 
<l«iih. 
a  youthful 
tie    effect, 
affliction, 
if    of  the 
dark  and 
•ity,  sick- 
ircely  ex- 
ige.  which 
—a  warn- 
good  re- 
ring  with 
n's  cauHe. 
,  and  sin- 
■ful  argil  • 
B  a  result 

0  ex  per  i- 
ice  those, 
e  apfiuse- 
f  Christ, 

1  close  of 
and  con- 
jxistence 
le    Lord 

p  me  to    • 


overcome  temptationn,  and  finally  receive  me  up  Into 
the  bright  mauaiuiui  of  juy  and  feliuitv  ! 

".  f'Mi^v''  ft-'-'--'  ^^^  '..if.  ■',;>,,.     -'!': 

■'/.f-^'  '  ■■■^^'CHAPTE'R    VI.     "        -'^  *"'•'! 

WRITINO    FOB  THE    PKE8g»  -.' 

February  24,  1840.    Was  permitted  to  see  the 
completion  of  eighteen  years  of  my  life.     Was  led  to 
reflect   upon    the   present  mournful  condition  of  the 
world.    Alas!  how  many  are  "  in  the  gall  of  bitterness 
and    in    the   bond    of  iniquity!"      How    many    are 
thoughtlessly  sporting  over  the  brink  of  death !     With 
aching  heart  and  weeping  eyes,  I  deplored  their  miser- 
able state.     Heretofore  my   exertions   were  confined 
within  the  limited  circle  of  my  acquaintance;  yet  the 
wants  of  the  perishing  needy  abroad  prompted  me  to 
enlarge  the  sphere  of  my  efforts.     But  what  should  I 
do?    I  resolved  to  call  to  my  aid  the  pen,  and  jwrmit 
it  to  speak  to  the  world  through  the  medium  of  the 
press.     With  this  object  in  view,  have  written  for  the 
Morning  ^ar,  a  weekly  religious  paper,  pablishetl  at 
Dover,  New  Hampshire,  three  anonymous  articles  for 
publication. 

April  16.  Found  that  my  communications  for  the 
Morning  Star  had  met  a  favorable  reception.  This 
being  my  first  attempt  at  writing  for  the  press,  I  felt 
much  encouraged,  and  completed  for  publication 
another  article,  in  which  were  presented  motive  to 
early  piety.  Knowing  the  temptations  of  the  young, 
and  the  obe^les  to  conrersion,  I  was  exceedingly  de- 


liW-     l-^itStf  tlw  .■,.«- 


A-i-^fi        If:.. 


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38 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY   OP 


sirous  to  do  all  in   ray  power  to  persuade  theiu   to 
Clirist.     But  without  God's  blessing  all  is  useless.;  .»-ff 

July  24.  Furnished  for  the  Freewill  Bapiid 
Quarterly  Magazine  an  article  entitled  "  Professors  of 
Christianity  should  Live  in  Accordance  with  Their  Pro- 
fession." Attempted,  first,  to  show  that  many  pro- 
fessors betray  their  piafession  by  indulging  in  ex- 
cessive levity  f  harboring  a  revengeful  spirit;  par- 
taking of  the  intoxicating  bowl ;  indulging  in  unlawful 
recreations;  yielding  to  the  sway  of  ])a8sion  ;  conform- 
ing to  the  world ;  seeking  after  worldly  honors  ;  grati- 
fying prida;  disdaining  the  j)oor;  oppressing  the  weak; 
worshiping  mammon.  Secondly,  showed  that  pro- 
fessors should  be  holy,  humble,  watchful,  prayerful, 
self-denying,  temperate,  patient,  benevolent,  useful,  • 
Thirdly,  offered  some  reasons  why  all  professors  should 
live  in  accordance  with  their  profession,  so  that  their 
influence  might,  like  the  rays  oi  the  rising  sun,  extend 
for  and  wide.,,:  ,^,,14:.     \^.„-m,-  i/irr/h.,  ^i-J-Mim^/Ktf  .«»?t&S/s>. 

Septembke  9.  Prepared  a  few  articles  for  the 
Morning  Star,  one  of  which  contained  a  brief  sketch 
of  exiMfrience,  closing  v*ith  an  earnest  appeal  to  all  nn- 
converted  youth  to  "seek  first  the  kingdom  of  God." 
Another,  upon  the  uncertainty  of  life,  reminding  the 
reader,  as  a  warning,  that  not  less  than  eighty-six 
thousand  persons  die  every  twenty-four  hours; 
another,  upon  the  subject  of  death,  showing  how  its 
sting  may  be  removed,  and  victory  over  the  grave 
achieved  ;  another,  upon  a  practical  subject,  inculcating 
the  sentiment  that,  whosoever  will  save  his  life  shall 
lose  it,  but  whosoever  will  lose  his  life  for  Christ's 
sake,  the  same  shall  save  it. 


'/M-:'it  sa  i^?*: 


*•'' 


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mm 


;rsuatle  tlieni   to 
II  is  useless. 
VreewiU    Baptist 
1  "  Professors  of 
with  Tiieir  Pro- 
tliat  many  pro- 
Jdulging  in  ex- 
'ul  spirit;  par- 
:ing  in  unlawful 
Bsion ;  oonfonn- 
f  honors ;  grati- 
ssing  the  weak  ; 
wed    that   pro- 
hful,  prayerful, 
lent,  useful, 
rofessors  should 
i,  80  that  their 
ng  sun,  extend 

rticles  for  the 
a  brief  sketch 
>peal  to  all  un- 
:dora  of  God." 
reminding  the 
lan  eighty-six 
-four  hours ; 
)wi!ng  how  its 
fer  the  grave 
ct,  inculcating 
i  his  life  shall 
B  for  Christ's 


BELAH   UIBBARO  BARRETT. 


39 


Septkmbeb  15.  Was  happy  to  learn  that  my 
article  for  the  FreemU  Baptist  Quarterly  Magazine 
had  appeared.  This  was  the  source  of  still  greater 
encouragement,  having  much  cause  for  thankfulness 
that  it  was  ever  suggested  to  me  to  wield  the  i)en. 
True,  I  had  previously  written  some  on  religious  sub- 
jects by  way  of  private  correspondence;  but,  regard- 
ing myself  incompetent  to  write  for  the  press,  had 
refrained,  until  quite  recently,  from  making  any 
attempts  of  the  kind. 

December  10.     Furnished  for  the  Moving  Star 
notwithstanding   my   feebleness,  a  series  of  articles 
addressed  to  youth.     Endeavored  to  present  the  most 
w^eighty  motives  to  induce  a  compliance  with  the  terms 
of  salvation.     The  death  and  sufferings  of  Christ,  the 
invitations  of  the  gospel,  the  strivings  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  the  uncertainty  of  life,  and  many  like  con- 
siderations, were  presented  as  inducements  to  turn 
from  sm   to  holiness,  from  darkness  to  light,  from 
death  to  life.     Also,  forwarded  another  article,  con- 
taining reflections  upon  the  closing  year,  in  which  I 
observed  that,  during  the  past  ye«r,  myriads  had  been 
hurried  to  the  grave,  and  that,  before  the  close  of 
another  year,  some  of  us  might  meet  a  similar  fate: 
hence,  the  necessity  of  living  in  immediate  prepara- 
tion for  that  solemn  and  trying  hour,— death 

December  31,  Having  so  fa-  been  suc^'essful  in 
writing  for  the  press,  was  resolved  to  improve  my 
t^dcnt  for  composition,  such  as  it  is.  and  devote  as 
mucli  time  as  possible  to  writing  ui^n  moral  and  re- 
ligious subjects.  Have  already  become  a  regular  am- 
tributor  to  the  Mm^ing  Star,  and  shall  endeavor  to 


if 


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AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OP 


write  for  other  paftera  and  periodicals  as  opportunity 
may  present.  Oil,  tliat  my  feeble  elforts  may  be  at- 
tended witli  tlie  divine  blessing!  ,\:!m^';^fJ^  ' 

.-,    ...v- -    ,:^.--  .,■--.-.•,.-=,  ,^---.^!.vv-  ',  ■  '*SgSS^- 

.M.<,:;v.:|t      CHAPTER   VII.  [.Mm-^t 

LABORS    AS    A    TEACHER.  v 

August  9,  1841.  Opened  a  select  school  in  Rut- 
land. Informed  my  pupils  that  I  should  not  lay 
down  any  rigorous  or  oppressive  rules  for  their  ob- 
servance, but  would  expect  them  to  pursue  a  con- 
sistent course  of  conduct.  Gave  them  to  understand 
that  I  should  be  decided  and  unyielding  in  my  requi- 
sitions, but  would  invariably  strive  to  treat  each  one 
with  kindness,  sympathizing  with  all,  but  showing 
partiality  to  none.  Besides,  I  should  do  all  in  my 
|K>wer  to  encourage  them  in  the  prosecution  of  their 
studies,  and  impart  instruction  suitably  adapted  to 
their  age  and  circumstances;  tjiat  I  should  be  pleased 
to  see  them  using  corresponding  exertions,  improving 
the  powers  of  their  minds,  cultivating  a  tad«  for  lit- 
erature, and  perfecting  themselves  for  useful  members 
of  society.  And,  further,  that  I  should  ever  feel  a 
deep  solicitude  for  their  spiritual  welfare,  and  should 
frequently  remind  them  of  the  duty  they  owe  to  God, 
to  themselves,  and  to  the  world.  f ;, 

October  29.  Closed  my  first  term.  As  it  com- 
menced, 80  it  closed,  in  friendship  and  harmony.  All 
appeared  pleased,  with  a  few  exceptions,  with  my 
manner  and  mode  of  instruction.    All  my  pupils  had 


V' 


8ELAH   HIBnARD   BABRKTT. 


# 


pportunity 
nay  be  at- 


I  in  Rut- 
l  not  lay 
their  ob- 
le  a  con* 
iderstand 
ny  requi-. 
each  one 

showing 
tl  in  my 

of  their 
»pted  to 
!  pleased 
iproving 
!  for  lit- 
nembers  , 
r  feel  a 
I  should 
to  God, 

it  com- 

y.    All 

ith   my 
»ila  h&d 


made  some  progress  in  their  studies,  and  a  few  had 
excelled,  wliich  added  much  to  my  reputation  as  a 
teaciier,  securing  to  me   warm   and  ardent   friends. 
Received  a  recommendation,  signed  by  my  employers 
and  the  citizens  of  the  place,  speaking  in  commend- 
able terms  of  my  qualifications,  etc.     Under  all  thei.a 
favorable  circumstances,  I  couRl  reflect  upon  the  past 
three  months  with  emotions  of  mingled  pleasure.         s 
December    6.     Comrat.iced    a    public    school    in 
another  part  of  the  town,  under  still  more  flattering 
prospects.     Public  confidence  in  my  ability  to  teach  is 
increasing,   which   relieves    my   mind  of  much   em*^ 
barrjissment.     It  shall,  therefore,  be  my  aim  to  retain 
the  confidence   so  confidingly  reposed   in   me.     One 
word  of  encouragement,  from  a  proper  source,  does 
more  to  ])rotnote  cheerfulness,  preserve  the  health,  and 
restore  a  just  equilibrium  of  the  faculties  than  all  the 
medicines  and  tonics  in  the  world. 

May  28,  1842.  Closed  this  day  the  thi^d  terra  of 
my  school.  In  the  afternoon  was  much  gratified  to 
hear  my  younger  pupils  recite  two  hundred  and  fifty 
verses,  mostly  poetry.  Not  being  permitted  to  open 
and  close  the  school  with  the  usual  religious  exercises 
improved  every  favorable  opportunity  to  instill  in  their 
rain''  principles  of  Christianity.     My  instructions 

weiv  .   d  to  from  time  to  time  with  attention,  and 

apjiea.    ■  m   xert  a  salutary  influence. 

Novs-.  ^.   R  28.     Entered  upon   my   fourth   term,'!' 
having   been    confine<l    several    months  with   illnesa. 
Although  I  have  not  fully  regained  my  health,  yet, 
the  business  of  teaching  bein^  so  congenial  with  my?P 
feelings  and  inclinations,  am  encouraged  to  hope  that** 


M  .  i 


III 


4^  AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 

my  labors  will  not  prevent  the  furtlier  restoration 
of  health.  Employment  of  this  nature  afford?  so 
much  mental  pleasure,  that  I  sometimes  forget  my 
infirmities;  for  there  is  no  pleto^.e  equal  to  that  of 
doing  good. 

January  28, 1843.  Attended  a  large  public  meeting 
in  the  vicinity  of  my  former  labors  as  a  teacher,  whei-e 
a  glorious  revival  of  God's  work  is  in  progress.  A 
nun:'  -r  of  my  pupils,  whom  I  had  so  often  warned 
to  &,  '  -    wrath  to  come,  are  rejoicing  in  hope. 

One  of  number,  the  son  of  a  clergyman,  very 

humbly  asKCtl  my  forgiveness  for  his  ill  behavior 
during  tiie  preceding  winter.  Told  him  I  could 
frwly  forgive  all,  and  exhortetl  him  ever  to  live  the  • 
life  of  the  righteous.  With  flowing  tears  he  prom- 
ised, by  the  assistance  of  God,  that  he  would  endeavor 
to  do  so.  Among  the  subjects  of  the  work,  was  one 
of  my  employers,  whom  I  highly  esteemed  for  his  many  ' 
amiable  traits  of  character.  He  was  a  person  of  com- 
manding influence,  had  been  a  merchant,  had  moved 
in  the  gay  and  fashionable  circles  of  life,  but  had 
openly  avowed  himself  as  skeptical  upon  the  funda- 
mental doctrines  of  the  Bible.  Upon  the  day  of 
his  baptism,  he  stood  upon  the  bank  ot  the  stream, 
surrounded  by  a  large  concourse  of  ))eople,  and  in 
their  presence  declared  that  the  world  could  afford 
him  no  jwrmanent  happiness.  In  the  most  pathetic 
language,  he  earnestly  ontrcate<l  his  friends  and  ac- 
quaintances to  be  sincere  in  the  avowal  of  their  re- 
ligious belief,  and  not  deceive  others,  as  he  had  too 
frequently  done,  by  the  declaration  of  principles 
which  they   do  not  believe.     After  this  he,  mtk  a 


^ 


SKLAH   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


restoration 
affordp  so 
forget  my 

ic  meetiug 

ler,  whei-e 

gress.     A 

n  warned 

in  hope. 

lan,  very 

behavior 

I   could 

>  live  the  • 
he  prom- 
endeavor 

,  was  one 
his  many  ' 
1  of  com- 
id  moved 
but  had 
le  funda- 
!  day  of 
e  stream, 

>  and  in 
lid  afford 
t  pathetic 
I  and  ae- 

their  re- 
had  too 
principles 
,  with   a 


number  of  others,  was  le<l  down  into  the  streiim  by 
the  administrator,  and  buried  with  Christ  in  bap- 
tism. Thus,  in  beholding  the  goodness  of  God  in 
the  conversion  of  those  for  whom  I  had  felt  so 
much  solicitude,  I  could  no  longer  mourn,  but  re- 
joice with  joy  unspeakable. 

Febuuaby  17.  Observed  great  seriousness  in  my 
school  as  it  expires  to^-day.  My  closing  address  ap- 
peared to  have  its  desired  effects.  Endeavored  to 
impart  such  advice  as  I  thought  would  prove  bene- 
ficial to  my  pupils  in  future  years,  for  which  they 
appeared  thankful.  In  conclusion,  told  them,  if 
we  never  met  again  in  the  school-room,  I  hoped 
that  we  should  be  prepared  to  meet  in  heaven,  at 
which  several  were  affected  and  wept.  After  this 
last  and  solemn  interview  closed,  I  immediately  left 
the  place,  and  soon  found  myself  comfortably  seated, 
on  a  cold  wintry  evening,  in  the  midst  of  the  fam- 
ily circle,  enjoying  once  more  the  pleasures  of  home, 
and  the  society  of  my  parents  and  sisters.  j* 

February  24.  Am  this  day  twenty-one  years 
'of  age.  The  long-looked-for  day  has  at  length  ar- 
rived. Years  ago  plans  for  the  future  were  matured ; 
fcut  how  futile  and  insignificant  they  now  appear! 
How  delusive  are  our  future  hopes  and  expectations 
of  earthly  felicity!  Prosperity  can  not  be  expected 
without  a  firm  reliance  upon  Him,  in  whose  hands 
is  the  destiny  of  all  things.  Upon  Him  all  are  de- 
pendent for  health,  life,  and  happiness.  Vain  are 
all  human  efforts  without  his  aid  and  assistance. 

May    20.      Bid  adieu  to  the   parental  roof,  with 
sensations  not  easily   Jescribed,   for  the   purpose  of 


r 


! 


,  ,  AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OP 

entering  npon  a  new  field  of  lal)or.  Hitherto  I 
liad  resided  in  or  near  my  native  town,  but  ■'vas 
now,  for  the  first  time,  leaving  lioine  and  friends, 
to  take  up  my  abode  among  strangers.  But  the 
reflection  that  I  was  under  the  care  of  nay  heavenly 
Father,  afforded  oonsojation,  dispelling  the  gloomir 
nesfl  that  pervaded  my  mind. 

May  22.  Met  in  the  school-room  a  respectable 
band  of  youth,  placed  for  a  season  under  my  care 
and  instruction.  The  building  occupietl  is  situated 
on  an  eminence,  near  the  dividing  line  of  two 
townships — Addison  and  Cheshire — from  which  is 
an  extensive  view  of  Nature's  scenery.  This  rural 
location,  all  things  considered,  is  as  delightful  as 
any  place  in  which  I  ever  taught.  And  what  af- 
fords more  pleasure  is,  that  my  pupils  are  kind  and 
obliging,  and  manifest,  by  their  studious  habits,  a 
desire  for  improvement. 

November  6.  Opened  the  winter  terra  r.(  my 
school  where  the  preceding  summer  had  been  spent. 
The  school  has  greatly  increased,  and  I  indulge  the 
jjleasing  hope  of  spending  the  winter  profitably, 
both  to  myself  and  pupils.  How  happy  to  be 
usefully  employed  from  day  to  day!  Were  it  not 
for  this  consideration,  I  should  sometimes  sink  under 
discouragements.  But  the  heart-cheering  hopes  pre- 
sented in  the  gospel  stimulate  nie  to  active  exertions 
for  the  good  of  others,  even  when  feeble  health 
would  justify  an   excuse.  ■'M^mliimmP^:^^^^ 

April  8,  1844.  Commenced  my  spring  term  in 
Cheshire  and  Addison.  Was  happy  to  meet  in  the 
school-room  my  former  pupils,  whose  cheerful  coun- 


8ELAH   RTBBARD  BAIltlETT. 


4ft 


tPiiancos  plainly  iiHlicated  that  tliey  were  again 
ready  to  listen  to  instruction,  and  eager  to  acquire 
knowlwlge.  Looking  upon  the  past,  can  now  see 
some  of  the  fruits  of  my  labors  for  the  improvement 
of  the  young.  About  a  year  ago,  commenced  teach- 
ing in  this  place,  expecting  to  close  my  labors  at 
the  expiration  of  the  first  term  j  but,  contrary  to 
my  expectations,  was  solicited  to  continue  my  efforts, 
which,  I  have  reason  to  believe,  have  not  been  use- 
less. Have  much,  indeed,  to  encourage  me  in  the 
prosecution  of  my  work,  believing  that  the  positica 
which  I  occupy  is  one  upon  which  the  divine  blessing 
may  be  expected. 

July  8.  Entered  upon  my  summer  term,  in  an 
adjoining  neighborhood,  with  health  much  impaired. 
The  location  of  this  school  is  very  pleasant,  being 
near  the  Ohio  River.  Yet  amidst  all  this  plea-sattt 
scenery,  a  gloom  pervades  my  mind,  the  cause  of 
which  I  am  unable  to  explain. .  ^j 

December  7.  Have  learned  more  fully  than  ever 
the  instability  of  earthly  things.  Immediately  after 
commencing  my  winter  school,  a  cousin  of  mine,  also 
a  teacher,  died  in  Addison,  after  an  illness  of  two 
weeks,  aged  twenty-two  years.  In  the  meantime 
I  took  the  contagion,  returned  to  Rutland,  and  was 
confined  to  my  room  for  several  weeks.  From  the 
nature  of  my  complaint  and  the  sufferings  through 
which  I  passed,  I  did  not  expect  to  survive  but  a 
very  few  days.  In  view  of  this,  the  passing  moments, 
as  far  as  strength  permitted,  were  spent  in  prayer, 
entreating  the  Lord  to  prepare  me  for  the  soieniu 
change  of  death.     In  a  few  days,  however,  hopeful 


msik 


fl  /f     AUTOBIOQBAPHY  OF      ■> 

eymptoms  of  recovery  were  visible,  and  T  am  now 
rising  from  a  sick-,  and,  as  I  had  8up|)oeed,  a  de<tth- 
bed.  May  this  late  affliction  be  sanctified  to  my 
spiritual  good,  and  stimulate  me  to  greater  exertions 
in  the  cause  of  Christ  I       •  .-^  ^anm**/-  'i^Jvfnr'pvi^ m> 

CHAPTER    VII  I*(^i^li  fc  ,l?*i^ 

£NTBANCE  UPON  THE  MINISTRY. 

February  24,  1845.  Am  twenty -three  years  of 
age,  which  reminds  me  of  the  rapid  flight  of  time. 
During  the  last  few  years,  many  of  my  associates  with 
whom  I  commenced  life,  have  fallen  victims  to  the 
ruthless  hand  of  death.  But  why  have  I  been  spared? 
God,  for  some  purpose,  lengthens  out  the  brittle  thread 
of  life.  It  is,  therefore,  obligatory  upon  me  to  im- 
prove the  fleeting  momeuts.  "  Whataoever  thy  hand 
findeth  to  do,  do  it  with  thy  might."  "The  night 
cometh,  in  which  no  man  can  work," — the  night  of 
death, — the  termination  of  man's  brief  and  fugitive 
existence.  Indeed,  so  short  and  uncertain  is  life  that 
it  requires  unceasing  care  and  vigilance  to  perform 
"  life's  great  ends."  ;MW^*i!,t|M»lifete*  a^  S^ 

March  8.  Am  deeply  impressed  with  the  im- 
portance of  entering  immediately  into  the  work  of  the 
gospel  ministry, — a  work  toward  which  I  have  felt 
myself  drawn  from  the  first  hour  I  believed  in  Jesus. 
Though,  from  the  time  I  made  a  public  profession  of 
religion  till  the  present,  I  have  been  unremitting  in 
my  labors,  conversing  with  the  impenitent,  taking  an 


^-^-■54*- 


8KLAH   HIBBARD    BAKRETT. 


.  am  now 

I,  a  detth- 

sd  to   my 

exertipDfl 

BY. 

years  of 

of  time. 

iates  with 

18  to  the 

n  spared? 

:le  thread 

le  to  im- 

thy  hand 

'he  night 

night  of 

fugitive 

life  that 

perform 

the  im* 
rk  of  tiie 
have  felt 
in  Jesns. 
ession  of 
itting  in 
iking  an 


active  part  in  prayer-meetings,  writing  for  the  press, 
teaching,  etc.,  yet  I  have  not  been  fully  satiuBed.  To 
see  multitudes  pursuing^  the  road  to  ruin  and  death,  is 
a  scene  upon  which  I  can  not  look  with  indifference. 
During  my  late  illness,  conscience,  that  faithful  moni- 
tor, reproved  me  for  neglect  of  duty.  Resolving  to 
walk  in  all  the  "  Lord's  ap|)ointed  ways,"  I  no  longer 
halt  between  two  opinions.  God,  I  believe,  has  made 
it  my  indispensable  duty  to  perform  some  humble  part 
in  his  vineyard.  "  The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous ;  but 
the  laborers  are  few."  To-day  attended  monthly  meet- 
ing in  Rutland,  a  privilege  not  enjoyed  for  five  months 
in  consequence  of  absence  and  sickness.  Enjoyed  u 
happy  but  solemn  season  in  giving  a  narrative  of  the 
various  exercises  of  my  mind  relative  to  the  subject  of 
preaching.  The  church,  after  deliberating  upon  the 
matter,  voted  unanimously  to  give  me  license  to 
])reach.  After  returning  home,  retired  in  secret,  and 
with  tears  prayed  the  Lord  to  pardon  my  imperfevtious' 
and  bless  my  future  labors. 

Aprii^  6.  Fulfilled  an  appointment  which  had  been 
previouhly  made  in  Rutland.  Under  a  humbling 
sense  of  my  unworthiness,  wended  my  way,  at  an  early 
hour,  to  the  place  of  worship,  endeavoring  to  compose 
my  mind  for  the  contemplated  exercises  of  the  day. 
"While  thus  absorbed  in  thought,  the  people  began,  to 
assemble,  the  appointed  hour  having  arrive<l.  But, 
being  disappointed  in  the  character  of  the  audience,  I 
was  immediately  thrown  into  doubt  and  perplexity. 
Having  supposed  that  few  would  be  present,  consisting 
mostly  of  professors,  I  had,  the  preceding  week,  medi- 
tated upon  a  subject  from  which  I  intended  to  speak,-.;^, 


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n  siihjcft,  as  I  thi>n>;lit,  well  iidnptcH]  to  the  moral  and 
flpiritiml  wantH  <if  hik-Ii  an  aswmhiy  an  hm\  bien 
pictured  hcforo  my  mind.  How  great,  then,  wus  my 
surprise  to  we  tlie  house  densely  fiiU^  with  spectators, 
chiefly  young  [)eople,  who  had  come  fur  and  near,  to 
hear  my  first  di(M!ourse,  many  of  whom  were  my  early 
usHoeiutesI  Instead  of  having  a  CMiristian  audienw,  as 
was  anticipated,  far  the  greater  proportion  of  the  as- 
scmlily  were  non-prt»fessors,  wiiosc  chief  iiappiness 
tionsisted  in  the  pleasures  of  tlie  world.  The  presence 
of  one  jMTson  who  seldom  attended  ))uhliR  worship, 
and  whose  private  opinions  were  known  to  be  hostile 
to  the  divine  ti>achings  of  the  Bible,  tended  in  particu- 
lar to  embarrass  me.  These  things  combined  seemed 
enough  to  crush  my  spirit  and  sink  me  into  despair. 
But  reflecting  that  God  had  never  f<»rsaken  me,  all  my 
fears  vanished,  and  instantly  0(!curred  to  recollection 
the  words  of  Solomon,  Ecclesiastes  xii,  1 :  "  Re- 
meml)er  now  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy  yoijtli, 
while  the  evil  days  come  not,  nor  the  years  draw  nigh, 
when  thou  shalt  say,  I  have  no  pleasure  in  them." 
Upon  this  text,  which  was  considered  more  applicable 
to  the  occasion  than  the  one  originally  selected,  I  was 
enabled  to  speak  about  three-fourths  of  an  hour,  with 
much  calmness  and  freedom.  The  audience  paid 
candid  attention,  and  the  individual,  whom  I  so  ranch 
feared  on  account  of  his  skepticism,  was  the  first  one 
to  speak  approvingly  of  the  effort.  Thus,  by  putting 
my  trust  in  God,  I  returned  from  the  meeting  in  a 
happy  state  of  mind,  praising  the  Lord  for  the  suf- 
ficiency of  his  grace  in  delivering  me  from  temptations, 
doubts,  and  unbelief. 


BKLAH    HIBBARD    BAaRRTT. 


49 


June  8.  Preachwl  in  Cheshire  from  1  Peter  v,  8: 
"  Be  sober,  be  vigilant,  becau8c  your  adversary  the 
devil,  an  a  niering  lion,  walketh  about,  socking  whom 
he  may  devour."  Endeavored  to  ^ow  the  necessity 
of  being  solter  and  vigilant,  in  order  to  achieve  a 
triumphant  victory  over  that  enemy  who  seeks  to  de- 
stroy both  soul  and  body.  After  closing,  several  of 
the  brethren  exhort«d  with  much  engagedness,  warning 
all  to  take  hee<l  to  the  diwourse.  The  serious  at- 
tention of  the  congregation,  together  with  the  testi- 
,  monies  given,  evinced  a  determination  among  pro- 
fessors to  ooittend  earnestly  for  the  faith  once  delivere<l 
to  the  saints,  and  to  resist  with  boldness  <he  adversary. 

June  15.  Deliveretl  a  discourse  in  Morgan  from 
Nahum  i,  7:  "The  Ijord  is  goo<l,  a  stronghold  in 
the  day  of  trouble,  and  he  knoweth  them  that  trust  in 
him."  Having  been  confined  to  my  room  with  illnesq 
most  of  the  preceding  week,  I  felt  poorly  prepared  for 
the  duties  of  the  day.  But  as  the  appointment  hnd 
been  standing  for  some  time,  I  felt  under  obligation,  if 
possible,  to  fulfill  it.  Early  in  the  morning  rode  from 
the  place  where  I  had  held  meeting  the  previous 
Sabbath,  and  arrived  at  my  appointment  two  hours  be- 
fore the  time,  which  was  spent  in  rest.  Still  it  seemed 
impossible  to  speak  on  the  occasion.  But  while  the 
people  were  assembling,  feeling  a  new  impulse,  my 
strength  seemed  renewed.  With  a  degree  of  pleasure, 
I  commenced  the  exercises,  and  spoke  one  liour  fi-om 
the  passage  above  named.  Before  concluding  the 
services,  many  testified  to  the  goodness  of  God,  and 
could  say  that  they  had  ever  found  the  Lord  "  a  strong- 
hold in  the  day  of  trouble."    After  seeing  the  happy 


AUTOBIOanAPMY   OF 


I 


results  of  the  meeting,  I  «1ul  not  regret  the  labor  be- 
■towed,  though  done  in  muclj  weakncuH.    ]   :-:;«^fK     J) 

June  20.  Have  hopeil,  but  in  vuin,  fbr  a  better 
state  of  health.  What  I  have  long  feared  has  at 
length  come  upon, me.  Dy9|>e|)8ia,  in  it«  most  aggra- 
vated form,  has  nearly  prontrated  my  system,  both 
pljysieally  and  mentally.  Seeing  little  or  no  pro«iHH!t 
of  imme<liate  recovery,  I  retnrnetl  with  great  fteble- 
ness  to  Rutland,  and  arrivetl  there  as  the  hud  was  set- 
ting in  the  westt'rn  horizon.  l-iooking  upon  this  sub- 
lime Hi»ectacle,  1  mentally  exclaimed,  "  As  the  day  is 
tern)inating,  so  is  the  [teruHl  of  my  probation  closing." 
Entering ^wi'.h  trembling  stejw  the  dwelling  which  had 
l)een  left  only  a  few  days  before,  many  tender  asMioi- 
ations  crowded  instantaneously  into  my  mind,  which  so 
affected  me  that  I  could  scarcely  refrain  from  wt^eping. 
I  thought  of  childhoiKl  days,  when  healtii  glowed  upon 
ray  counteuanw,  and  every  surrounding  object  gave  a 
zest  to  life.  Contrasting  my  present  condition  with 
what  it  once  was,  caused  feelings  not  easily  dcscribctl. 

July  2.  Being  still  unable  to  hold  meetings,  or 
even  to  meet  with  the  people  of  God,  have  spent  the 
past  week  in  writing  for  the  Myrtle,  a  Sabbath-school 
])aper  publishetl  at  Dover,  New  Hampshire.  By  writ- 
ing a  paragraph  at  a  time,  have  been  enablc«l  to  furnish 
sixteen  short  articles,  which  have  been  forwarded  to  the 
editor,  llev.  Elias  Hutchins.  Though  unable  to  speak 
scarcely  above  a  whisper,  have  had  sufficient  strength 
to  wield  the  pen,  for  which  I  feel  truly  thankful. 

Jui>Y  16.  Wrote  a  lengthy  article  on  "  Holiness, " 
in  which  were  presented  six  Scripture  reasons  why  all 
men  should,  in  this  life,  live  holy.     Forwarded  it  for 


4 


HKT.All    IIIFtRARD   nATmfrTT. 


the  (VouM  and  Journal,  n  roHgioiiH  paper  i.^Hiird  nt  Co- 
liinihiiA,  ()lii«i.  AImo,  HPiit  n  coniiniinication  for  the 
Morninff  Star,  entitle*!  "  Dying  Testiinoniefl  of  Unhe- 
lioverH."  Gnve  the  names  of  twelve  persons,  inostly 
noted  infidelH,  together  with  their  dying  words,  show- 
ing that  the  Christian  religion  is  esscntiully  necessary 
in  the  iiour  of  dissolving  nature.  In  conolnsion,  nsed 
the  most  forcible  Inngnngc  to  convince  all  nnbelievcrs 
and  neglecters  of  their  need  of  n  Savior. 

June  23.  Fnrnished  an  article  for  the  OaHipolis 
Journal,  on  the  "  Value  and  Improvement  of  Time." 
Illnstrateil  the  sinfulness  of  niisimproving  time,  show- 
ing how  much  might  he  done  by  a  faithful  and  diligent 
improvement  of  the  passing  moments.  Again,  time 
being  more  precious  than  gold  and  silver,  urged  the 
importance  of  turning  it  to  gooil  account. 

AuousT  24.  Attende<l  a  meeting  in  Cheshire. 
As  the  minister  who  was  expected  to  officiate  did 
not  arrive,  I  was  solicited  to  address  the  congre- 
gation. Although  very  feeble,  complied  with  the 
request,  ond  spoke  from  Revelation  ii,  10:  "Be  thou 
faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give  thee  a  crown 
of  life."  Considering  the  weakness  of  my  vocal 
organs  and  the  excessive  heat,  proceeded  with  greater 
ease  than  was  anticipated.  The  assembly  was  large, 
and  on  some  the  Word  appearal  to  have  effect. 

September  26.  Wrote  an  anonymous  communi- 
cation for  the  Cincinnati  Morning  Herald,  a  daily 
paper,  published  and  edited  by  Dr.  Bailey.  The 
topic  under  consideration  was  one  of  a  moral  na- 
ture, upon  which  I  wrote  with  much  warmth  und 
feeling.  ■'^.  -•  ■tt'-'',»«s*r{ff-*«i*'"ftn'j^^l  fiij-fiflWi.Sl/ 


lililiBBa 


<mi. 


51 


AUTOBIOaRAPHY  OF 


November  6.  Complete*!  two  cohinms  on  "  In- 
tennxrance"  for  the  Meigs  County  Tma<,  published 
at  Pomeroy.  Eiid(mvored  to  show  the  nectfsiiy  of 
strict  tomperanoc  in  all  things,  a  consideration  often 
overlooked  by  many  who  dwe'!  altogether  upon  the 
use  of  intoxicating  drinks.  Such  omit  other  evils, 
though  less  formidable,  but  perhaps  not  less  de- 
structive to   human   Hfe. 

December  31.  Regret  that  ill  health  has,  the 
past  year,  compelled  me  to  abridge  my  public  labors 
to  so  great  an  extent.  But  I  murmur  not.  I  re- 
joice that  every  means  of  usefulness  has  not  been 
cut  off;  for  I  have  been  able  to  compose  and  write 
fifty  articles  for  the  Morning  Star.  This,  in  my 
present  feebleness,  is  the  source  of  much  consolation. 


;VVt!  /  ■         '   ^  \*  ■'  '^^fff*  Y%  '■ 


M-^:n: 


tf* 


'  r^'/i- ' 


CHAPTER    IX. 


fl'rf 


PUBLIC    LABORS. 


January  28,  1846.  Completed  for  publication  a 
lengthy  article  on  "  Popeiy."  Atteraptf-d  to  show 
the  legitimate  fruits  of  Romanism,  warning  all  to 
have  no  connection  with  ts  institutions,  nor  con- 
tribute funds  for  the  support  of  the  same.  This 
was  urged  from  considerations  of  the  highest  mo- 
raent,  believing  that  no  reformation  had  been  effected 
in  this  pretended  holy  churoh,  which  claims  to  be 
the  only  true  church,  'jy  fW:--('i/f'^|^''^^:iiJff''''nc.^f«^--^?r  vi 

May  4.     Received  from  the  press,  at   Athens,  a 


''isf?-^0im^mt»^mimw/Mtmi^ms^i^^, 


SELAH   HIBBAItD  BABRETT. 


53 


ns  on  **  In- 
'«,  published 
netufsity  of 
irtiCoa  often 
Br  upon  the 
other  evils, 
lot  lesH  de- 

th  has,  the 
jublic  labors 

not.  I  re- 
js  not  been 
le  and  write 
his,   in    my 

consolation. 

lublicntion  a 
ed  to  show 
Tiing  all  to 
ns,  nor  con- 
ame.  This 
iiighest  mo- 
>een  eifected 
laims  to  be 

;   Athens,  a 


"Phrenological  Chart,"  which  I  had  recently  com- 
piled for  publication.  It  is  printed  in  pamphlet 
form,  containing  about  a  dozen  pages,  describing 
the  primary  mental  powers  in  seven  different  de- 
grees of  development. 

May  31.  Preached  in  Rutland,  which  is  the 
first  time  for  several  months  that  I  had  held  a 
meeting,  being  in  feeble  health.  Was  thankful  for 
one  more  privilege  of  speaking  upon  the  momentous 
concerns  of  eternity,  while  the  audience  appeared 
equally  thankful  to  hear  the  Word. 

June  21.  Preached  to  an  assembly  of  youth,  who 
paid  good  altention.  They  have  a  flourishing  Sab- 
bath-school. It  was  delightful  to  see  children  from 
four  years  of  age  to  persons  of  mature  years  re- 
ceiving instruction  from  the  word  of  Got!.  The 
superintendent,  teachers,  and  scholars,  also  attendetl 
the  meeting.  As  the  most  of  them  were  uncon- 
verted, I  warned  them  to  prepare  without  delay  for 
death.  The  exhortation  appeared  to  produce  serious 
impressions,  which,  it  was  hoped,  might  fin.'^lly  result 
in  their  conversion  to  Christ. 

*  Jui^Y  16.  Went  to  Kygerville,  a  small  town  on 
Kyger  Creek,  Gallia  County.  In  the  evening  gave 
a  lecture  on  Phrenology,  showing  the  utility  of  tiie 
science,  when  properly  understood  and  applied  to 
the  human  character.  Being  the  first  le<  'ure  of  the 
kind  delivered  in  the  place,  nearly  the  whole  village 
and  neighborhood  collected  at  an  early  hour,  filling 
the  house  to  overflowing. 

July  19.  Preached  in  tlie  south-west  part  of 
Cheshire.     In  consequence  of  the  inclemency  of  the 


nnn  "Tttirmirrrii 


■b. 


s 


Mi 


,  I 
I'm; 


54 


AtrrOBIOORAPHY  OF 


weather,  the  audience  was  small,  but  God  ('id  not 
witlihold  'is  blessing.  Those  present  apj>caretl  like 
a  little  band,  braring  Va  standard  of  their  divine 
Maxtor.  After  the  cloa?  of  the  meeting,  walked 
two  miles  in  a  severe  storoi,  from  which  I  received 
no  apparent  injury.    ivb^aimiii^rmbi:'.<.^:ij-x:7^;^j^,; 

July  26.  Preached  in  Rutland,  desiring  most 
earnestly  the  conversion  of  sinners.  Scarcely  knew 
when  to  cease  pleading  with  them,  fearing  that  they 
would,  to  their  regret,  neglect  the  invitations  of  the 
Gospel.  "When  I  clo8e<l,  found,  to  my  surprise,  that 
I  had  spoken  about  two  hours. 

July  29.  Forwardctl  for  the  Morning  Star  com- 
munications on  various  religious  subjects.  Much  of 
iny  time,  when  not  absent,  is  thus  employed  iu 
writing  for  the  press.  By  this  means  huve  free 
access  to  many  iu  distant  parts  of  the  country,  whom 
I  shall  never  see  in  time.  Am  also  happy  to  loarn 
that  many  of  my  articles  are  copied  into  other 
papers,  thereby  extending  their  circulation,  which 
encourages  me  to  be  indefatigable  in  exertions  of 
this  nature.  May  I,  then,  not  only  speak,  but  write 
y'd\y  an  eye  single  to  the  glory  of  God  ! 

August  10.  Lectured  this  evening  in  Middle- 
port,  a  flourishing  town,  situated  on  the  Ohio  River. 
The  audience  was  composed  of  different  classes,—*! 
judges,  physicians,  merchants,  teachers,  and"  m»i- 
chanics, — who  listened  with  resfHjctful  attention.  One, 
who  thought  himself  wise  above  the  rest,  propounded 
a  question  which  he  no  doubt  considered  nnan- 
swcrable.  Being  able  to  answer  it  readily,  to  his 
own  satisfaction,  he  relapsed  into  silence.        -v*  ..j 


*>^ 


August  11.  Attended  in  Pomeroy,  two  miles 
above  Middleport,  a  mass  meeting,  at  which  about 
two  thousand  persons  of  both  sexes  were  present. 
It  was  solemn  to  reflect  that,  in  a  few  years,  they 
would  be  laid  in  the  dust,  and  their  names  forgotten. 

August  26.  Delivered  in  Rutland  an  address  on 
temperance,  in  which  some  interest  was  manifested 
by  the  friends  of  the  cause.  Others,  however,  were 
indifferent,  and  some  opposed  to  taking  any  action 
on  the  subject ;  but  notwithstanding  this  the  pledge 
was  circulated,  and  about  a  dozen  signatures  ob- 
tained. 

August  28.  Intend  hereafter  to  make,  as  far  as 
imjxirfect  health  and  other  duties  will  permit,  the 
following  daily  distribution  of  my  time:  Devote 
eight  hours  to  manual  labor;  eight  hours  to  study; 
and  eight  hours  in  sleep.  This  natural  division  of 
time  seems  best  calculated  to  preserve  the  health,  to 
afford  physical  and  intellectual  enjoyments,  and  to 
secure  the  greatest  amount  of  happine&s  and  useful- 
ness. 

September  12.  Spoke  as  usual.  God's  powt 
was  present  to  bless,  and  many  bore  public  testimony 
to  the  truth,  which  produced  a  thrilling  v  .icct.  All 
seemed  to  be  suitably  affectetl  with  divine  things. 
Learned  that  several,  a  few  miles  distant,  had  ex- 
perienced emancipating  grace. 

September  30.  Traveled  and  attended  meetings 
at  three  different  places.  At  the  first  one  preached; 
at  the  second  exhorted ;  at  the  third  prayed.  Trust 
that  good  was  done  in  the  name  of  the  holy  child 
Jesus.  ' 


^1 


56 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


W' 


:ii 


OcTOBER  16.  Wrote  an  article  on  the  "Power 
of  Prejudice"  for  the  American  Water-Ourt  Advocate, 
a  new  work,  edited  and  published  by  Dr.  Cope,  at 
Salem,  Ciumbiana  County,  Ohio.     :Mm^.^^Mmi^0i* 

^>0V£MB£R  2.  Have,  in  compliance  with  the  so- 
licitations of  friends,  consented  to  spend  the  ensuing 
winter  in  teaching.  Opened  a  school  in  Cheshire, 
yet  not  without  fears  that  another  failure  of  health 
would   be  the  result. 

November  14.  Wrote  an  article  for  the  Gallipolia 
Journal,  entitled  "Important  Considerations  to  Par- 
ents and  Guardians."  My  chief  object  was  to  awaken 
the  attention  of  the  public  to  the  interests  of  educa- 
tion, and  the  education  of  the  young  and  rising  gen- 
ciation.  Although  great  apathy  exists  on  the  subject, 
yet  I  desire  to  leave  no  means  untried  for  the  advance- 
ment of  a  cause  so  laiidable. 

December  31.  Reflected  upon  the  past  year,  the 
events  of  which  were  such  as  to  call  forth  expressions 
of  gratitude.  Besides  my  other  labors  this  year,  I 
liave  also  written  and  forwarded  for  the  Morning  Star 
about  thirty  articles,  and  also  quite  a  number  for  the 
Mifrtie, 

■ii;-  r„;,;i,.v^.;,v*' CHAPTER  X,,^,^^,^^-jj^.^^ 

FAILURE    OF    HEALTH.  'f 

February  17,  1847.  delivered  a  lecture  in 
Addison.  As  the  theme  was  new,  the  audience  paid 
the  most  profound  attention,  and  appeared  convinced 
of  the  facts  presented  for  their  consideration.  f] 


8ELAH   HIBBARD   BARRKTT. 


67 


February  19.  Closed  ray  scliool  in  Che«lure, 
■with  the  conviction  that  I  must  abandon  teaching;  or 
preaching.  During  the  winter  had  the  pleasure  of 
seebg  the  most  of  my  pupils  converted  to  God, 
several  of  whom  were  baptized  and  united  with  the 
church.  Not  only  this,  the  neighborhood  generally 
were  awakened,  and  many  thoughtless  sinners  turned 
from  the  paths  of  folly  to  the  service  of  God.  The 
work  of  revival  is  still  progressing,  and,  in  an  adjoin- 
ing neighborhood,  a  gootl  work  of  grace  has  com- 
menced. . 

February  24.  Have  now  lived  a  quarter  of  a 
century,  for  which  I  feel  thankful  to  God.  But  I 
can  scarcely  hope  to  be  on  the  stage  of  action  twenty- 
five  years  hence.  How  important,  then,  to  improve 
time ! 

February  251  Sent  an  article  on  "Secret 
Prayer"  for  the  Maine  Freewill  Baptist  Bepo»Uory, 
published  at  Limerick,  Maine.  It  is  edited  by  Rev. 
John  Buzzell  and  his  son,  Dr.  James  M.  Buzzell,  the 
former  of  whom  is  very  favorably  known  as  one  of 
the  early  pioneers  of  the  Freewill  Baptist  denomina- 
tioK. 

March  3.  Forwarded  two  lengthy  articles  for  the 
American  Waier-Oui'e  Advocate.  The  subjects  treated 
upon  were  of  a  nature  calculated,  as  I  humbly  trust, 
to  improve  the  mind,  to  enlighten  the  understanding, 
and  to  correct  erroneous  views. 

March  6.  Wrote  on  "  Self-Government "  for  the 
We«tem  Virginia  Times  and  Gazette,  a  large  sheet, 
published  at  Wheeling.  On  this  article  I  bestowed 
considerable  labor,  showing  that  it  is  a  sterling  vir- 


■««■ 


-■11 
ifet 


I 


.1 

1 

1  r 

1 

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68 


AlTTOBtOORAPHY  OP 


tue  to  control  at  will  the  passions,  over  which  com- 
paratively few  obtain  tlv  mastery.  The  individual, 
whether  he  be  a  parent,  guardian,  teacher,  minister, 
or  statesman,  is  wholly  njiqualified  to  teach  and  gov- 
ern others,  if  he  is  incapable  of  self-government,— of 
holding  the  rein  of  authority  Over  himself.  5 

Apuiii  11.  One  month  ago  had  a  sudden  and  vio- 
lent attack  of  illness,  from  which  I  have  not  fully  re- 
covere<l.  Was  calm  and  comjwwed,  as  it  regarded  my 
future  destiny,  and  never  enjoyed  more  of  the  pres- 
ence of  God  when  prostrated  upon  a  bed  of  affliction. 
Such  was  the  happy  state  of  my  mind,  that  I  felt  a 
willingness  to  depart  and  be  with  Christ;  but  it  does 
not  ap|)ear  to  be  the  will  of  God  to  call  me  imme- 
diately home.  Should  my  life  be  prolonged,  still  feel 
resolved,  tiirough  divine  assistance,  to  resist  tempta- 
tions, and  live  more  devoted  than  ever. 

April  17.  Made  arrangements  to  have  printed,  in 
pamphlet  form,  a  brief  sketch  of  my  experience,  con- 
version, and  some  other  particulars  of  my  early  life, 
containing  thirty-two  pages,  designed  principally  for 
gratuitous  distribution.    1^¥^W^*^^'^^f»j?*S|j^%?^^ 

May  19.  Improved  the  morning  in  writing  for 
the  GalUpolis  Journal.  There  is  now  presented  a 
most  interesting  field  of  Christian  usefulness,  in  which 
I  might,  if  health  permitted,  labor  to  great  apparent 
protit  and  advantage.  f;'* 

May  26-29.  Wrote  three  articles  for  publicatiotif  f 
the  first  one  for  the  National  Press,  of  Cincinnati, 
which  related  cliiefly  to  sins  of  a  national  character, 
enforcing  the  absolute  necessity  of  their  immediate 
abandonment;  the  second  for  the  Meigs  County  Times, 


itLMMt 


^  ^ 


lich  com- 
idiyiduul, 
minister, 
and  gov- 
lent, — of 

ikiW,  .■■"'■ 

and  vi<H>  ,K 

fully  re* 
irded  my 
the  pres- 
iffliction.: 

I  felt  a 
tt  it  does 
e  imme- 
still  feci 

tem  pla- 
in ted,  io 
ice,  con- 
irly  life, 
Milly  for 

ting  for 
lented  a 
n  wi.ich 
Jpparent 

lication : 
icinnati, 
larac'ter, 
mediate 
1/  Times, 


SELAH   HIBBAHD   BABnETT.  1* 

in  which  was  shown  that  war  'd  the  most  heathenish 
and  barlwrous  of  all  human  pursuits,  ami  utterly  in- 
consistent with  the  fundamental  principles  of  Chris- 
tianity ;  the  third  for  the  American  Water-Oure  Advo- 
cate, entitled  "A  few  plain  Facts  in  Hydropathy," 
giving  examples  to  illustrate  the  ptaciical  utility  of 
this  new  system  of  metlical  practice.  ,  ,.!i»^^* 

%  August  11.  Wrote  on  "Contentment"  for  the 
Qallipolis  Journal.  Endeavored  to  show  that  con- 
tentment is  a  great  earthly  blessing,  aud  that  no  one 
can  be  happy  without  it.  M^wi     -u-J 

•'  August  13,  14.  Attended  the  annual  session  of 
the  Ohio  River  Yearly  Meeting,  held  in  Cheshire. 
Large  and  attentive  congregations;  but  nothing 
special  occurred.  ifs'¥lliniia'*«iij  «ii  i*^v 

August  21.  Assisted  in  forming,  at  Pomeroy,  a 
Teachers'  Association,  designed  for  the  mutual  benefit 
of  the  teachers  of  Meigs  County. 

Septkmber  1.  Forwarded  a  lengthy  communica--, 
tion  for  the  WeMem  Christian  Advocate,  an  able  sheet, 
issued  at  Cincinnati  by  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  Attempted  to  show  thrt  true  genuine  'happi- 
ness does  not  consist  in  wealth,  honor,  and  worldly 
pleasures,  but  in  conforming  strictly  to  the  terms  of 
the  gos|)el. 

September  6.     Have  spent  a  few  days  in  an  ad* 
joining    county,   in    which    I    visited   a   number  of 
neighborhoods,  and  attended  several  meetings.     Sin- 
ners were  convicted,  and  saints  revived.     Felt  muoh. 
encouraged  to  labor  in  the  service  of  God. 

September  29.     Wrote  for  the  Watchman  of  the 
Valley,  a.  weekly  religious  paper,  published  at  Cin- 


ss 


it  AUTOBIOGRAPHY  Or  i. 

oiunati.  The  article  oootained  a  few  reflections  on 
"Autumn." 

October  6.  Witnessed,  strange  as  it  may  seem  at 
this  season  of  the  year,  a  terrible  thunder-storm,  in 
which  an  old  lady,  a  few  miles  distant,  was  instantly 
killed.  Truly,  "in  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in 
death." 

October  16,  17.  Attended  a  series  of  meetings 
in  Cheshire.  Preached  once,  and  heard  several  ex- 
cellent discourses.  About  one  hundred  professed 
Christians,  of  different  denominations,  joined  in  com- 
memorating the  death  and  sufferings  of  Christ.  The 
efforts  of  God's  [)eopIe  were  not  in  vain.  A  number 
were  brought  'o  b,^hold  the  glorious  light  of  the  gos- 
pel in  the  forgiveness  and  remission  of  their  sins. 

November  24.  Forwarded  a  communication  for 
the  NationtU  Press,  containing  the  testimonies  of  dis- 
tinguished Southern  men,  in  relation  to  the  sin  of 
slavery.   ,  .■      _-._..,',..,  „.    ,..^ ....;,.:.  .r..':. 

•■:',l:.>>',.•a^'i^^  CHAPTER   Xl,.inL^'-:^Msy^ 

/tS*  :■■  ::■    h  'ii'myii;  *jm 

REVIVAL — CHURCH   ORGANIZED. 

January  1, 1848.  Have,  for  the  regulation  of  my 
future  life,  before  God  and  man,  adopted  several  new 
resolutions.  May  God  help  me  to  carry  them  out  to 
his  glory.  In  the  afternoon  wrote  an  article  for  the 
Western  Christian  Journal,  edite<l  and  published  at 
Columbus,  Ohio.  Endeavored  to  excite  in  Christian 
professors  a  benevolent,  self-sacrificing  spirit. 

January  29.    Spoke  to  a  small  audience,  and  en- 


eotioDg  on 

uy  seem  at 
■-storna,  iu 
B  instantly 
re  are  la 


everal  ex- 
professed 
d  in  coni- 
rist.  The 
A  number 
f  the  gos- 
r  sins.  .4 
cation  for 
ies  of  d  is- 
le sin  of 

on  of  my 
t'eral  new 
'm  out  to 
e  for  tlie 
lished  at 
Christian 

,  and  en- 


SELAU    HtnBARD   BARRETT.  W 

joyed  much  of  the  divine  presence.  It  wns  a  season 
of  rejoicing  to  the  saints.  One  returning  prodigal  con- 
fessed his  faults,  and  publicly  manifeste<l  a  full  de- 
termination to  walk  humbly  before  God.  He  had 
made  a  public  profession  in  the  earlier  periwl  of  life, 
but  had  for  many  years  lived  destitute  of  its  saving  in- 
fluences. But  now  he  appeared  much  awakened,  and 
warned  the  assembly  most  affectionately  to  avoid  hiv 
unworthy  example. 

February  16.  Forwarded  a  communication  to  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Burns,  of  London,  England,  for  the  General 
Baptist  BepositoTy,  an  excellent  periodical,  devoted  to 
the  interests  of  religion.  Presented  some  of  the  most 
prominent  duties  of  professors,  urging  the  importance 
of  giving  due  attention  to  them,  in  order  to  be  happy 
in  life  and  triumphant  in  death.  May  this  feeble  effort 
prove  a  blessing  to  some  across  the  wide  Atlantic. 
Have,  also,  recently  sent  fourteen  articles  to  Dover, 
New  Hampshire,  for  the  Morning  Star.  '^m^ 

March  3.  Wrote  and  forwarded  for  the  National 
Era  a  communication,  containing  the  opinions  of 
Washington,  Franklin,  Jefferson,  Hall,  Clarendon, 
and  Brougham,  upon  the  enormous  evils  of  war.  The 
Era  has  lately  been  established  at  Washington,  District 
of  Colupibia,  and  very  ably  advocates  the  cause  of 
human  rights. 

April  1.  Sent  for  the  Religiom  Telescope,  now  pub- 
lished at  Circleville,  Ohio,  an  article,  entitled  "  Early 
Piety,"  in  which  were  presented  six  reasons  or  motives 
why  the  young  should  submit  to  the  gospel.  Take 
great  pleasure  in  writing  for  youth,  believing  that 
labor  thus  bestowed  is  not  Xa^^^^^mm'^mmmmm^ 


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1      1     - 

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AUTOBIOORAPHV   OF 


May  21.  Held  a  mt'etinji;  and  oii<lenvored  to  hIiow 
the  iinportiuicc  of  Hccking  firnt  the  kingdom  of  (i(Ml, 
whitrli  w'«!iiiwl  to  have  a  favorable  I'tl'ect  M|K)n  the 
unconverted.     Was  much  encouraged   to  hope    for   a 


general  revival. 


i^^dV-f  ••?'..>»!. 5  r  'vfWi^, 


May  28.  Preached  with  nnoommon  liberty,  ex- 
horting HinnerH  to  submit  to  ilitn  who  haH  all  power  to 
purddu  and  forgive.  TrrtH  ap|)earc<l  to  gain  access  to 
the  heart,  cauNing  a  song  of  praiHc  to  burst  forth,      uti 

Junk  3.  S|)ent  much  of  the  day  in  reflection  and 
Belf-cxuniination.  Ten  years  have  elapsed  since  my 
conver.-«ion  to  God.  I  was  then  sixteen  years  old  ;  but 
can  it  be  possible  that  I  am  now  twenty-six?  Yes,  the 
mea.sin'ing  hand  of  time  tells  nie  so;  but  in  imngi- 
uiition  it  seems  far  otherwise.  Surveywl  ray  p:ist 
course,  and  could  truly  say  that,  in  serving  God,  I 
had  enjoyetl  permanent  happiness.  Looking  forward 
to  the  future,  earnestly  j)rayed  that  I  might  be  more 
devoted  to  the  sacred  cause  of  Christ. 

June  6.  Find  that  the  church  is  revived,  back- 
filiflers  awakened,  and  the  unconverted  alarmed.  At 
tlie  close  of  meeting  five  youths  manifested  their  de- 
sire for  salvation.  It  was  a  solemn  spectacle  to  see 
them  mourning  and  weeping  on  account  of  their  sins. 
No  h«pi>y  anticipations  could,  at  this  critical  nioment, 
the  hour  of  their  utmost  need  and  distress,  afford  com- 
fort and  peace. 

June  18.  Preoche<l  in  the  forenoon  to  a  crowded 
assembly  from  the  words  of  King  Agrippa  to 
St.  Paul :  "  Almost  thou  jwrsuadest  me  to  be  a 
Christian."  Several  have  already  found  peace  in  be- 
lieving.    Two  or  three  backsliders  have  also  made  ac- 


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63 


<h1  to  hIiow 

in  of  G<h1, 

"fH)n   the 

ope    for   a 

iberty,  ex- 
II  }K>wer  to 
II  nccess  to 
brth. 
[■ctlon  and 

since  my 

fi  old  ;  hilt 

Yes,  the 

in  imagi> 

ray  |):i8t 
g  God,  I 
f  forward 

bo  mure 

ei,  back- 
nod.  At 
their  de- 
ile  to  see 
heir  sins, 
niomcnt, 
\»rd  coin- 

crowded 
rippa  to 
to  be  a 
!e  in  l)e« 
made  ao- 


knowlcdgincnts.  In  the  afternoon  attended  a  meeting 
at  tlie  name  phice,  after  whicli  five  convertn  were  bap- 
tized hy  Ucv.  Samuel  S.  Urancli.  In  the  evening  two 
or  three  professed  i  ■  experience  a  pardon  of  their 
sins. 

June  19.  This  is  a  day  to  be  long  renienihere*!. 
The  glory  and  power  of  Gotl  ap|>eared  to  re»t  npnn  the 
entire  audience.  It  ^ya«,  imh-cd,  a  mourning  and 
lamenting  time  with  those  who  had  no  (}(h1, — no 
n'fuge  from  the  im|>ending  storm  of  coming  wrath. 
But  such  was  the  constraining  influence  of  divine 
love,  that  a  number  arose  in  the  assf  nibly,  iMithed  in 
tears,  and,  while  in  the  act  of  confessing  their  sins, 
found  peace  and  deliverance.  One  yonno;  gentleman 
stated  that,  in  by-gone  years,  he  had  been  "  iilmont 
ptirsuaded  to  be  a  Christian,"  and  he  cbidd  no 
longer  refuse  to  accept  of  Christ,  and  confess  him  in 
the  public  assembly  ;  another  said  that  he  had  been  a 
great  sinner,  but  God  had  forgiven  him,  and  he  was 
determined  to  live  a  Christian  life;  another,  that  he 
had  long  been  convicted  of  sin,  had  prayed  in  secret, 
and  often  lamented  that  he  was  not  a  child  of  God ; 
another,  that  he  had  lived  long  enough  in  sin,  and  was 
resolved  to  live  a  holy  life;  another,  that  he  was 
perft;ctly  happy,  and  would  be  willing  to  talk  an  hour, 
if  he  could  thereby  indncn;  his  yonng  friends  to  go  with 
him  to  heaven.  After  this  interview  of  several  hours 
closed,  six  converts,  in  obedience  to  the  great  command 
of  Christ,  went  forward  in  the  ordinance  of  baptism. 
Thus  closed  a  scene  which  caused  heaven  and  earth  to 
rejoice.     ■^j«*i^fc^y%r^JWM|K''Sf3#(**»!*''S,ilj  ,'m^!51!ft^.^£i^ 

June  24,  25.    Attended  a  number  of  meetings  in 


\ 


IH!'!) 


G4 


AiiTOBUKMiAPiiY  or 


the  virinity  of  tlio  revival,  and  foiiiul  the  work  pro- 
f^(*win){  in  n  ^loriotiM  munt)(>r.  Four  hiiptixtHl,  nnd 
tlirci'  or  four  now  iiiquirorn.  The  oonvcrtd,  toj^^ther 
with  a  niiinl)er  »)f  otiier  brothron,  were  regularly  con- 
Ntitiitod  into  viHibh*  chnrrli  order.  > 

Jiit.Y  8-10.  Enjoytnl  the  privilege  of  attending 
Hevcriil  nioftt  interesting  meetings.  A  number  more 
have  fotmd  Christ  "  the  chiefest  among  ten  thousand." 
AlinoHt  daily,  sinners  arc  converted,  and  the  youth  en- 
jKHMully  are  the  liighly  favored  Bubj(>cts  of  the  work. 
At  the  close  of  the  meetings,  four  or  five  were  baptind, 
and  iinite<l  with  the  newly-orgauixed  ohurob,  which 
now  uuml)ers  abont  thir'y,      »<**  «r  u',w'^.  ,Uvi.  .a-: -ri 

July  15,  16.  Held  t\,^  >ieetu'gs  in  Alexander.  A 
young  man,  who  had  bac^'filidden^  covenanted  to  en- 
gage anfcw  in  the  canse  of  the  lledeemer.  Hia  tears 
lH>M|K)ko  the  deep  anguish  of  his  soul  in  departing  from 
(itnl  and  his  holy  (commands.  Ob,  ho^y  many  tall,  in  the 
hour  of  temptation ! 

Srptkmbkr  1,  2.  Attended  in  Gallia  County  the 
Septemlier  session  of  the  Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting.  It 
was  well  attended,  and  several  good  practical  sermons 
delivered.  Two  came  forward  for  prayers,  and,  before 
the  termination  of  the  meeting,  were  hopefully  con- 
verted. The  meetings  are  to  be  continued,  and  the 
prospect  is  truly  cheering  for  a  revival.  n 

Septkmbbr  16.  Attende<l  a  Convention  in  Wilkes- 
ville,  the  proceedings  of  which  I  reported  for  the  CHn- 
cinnali  Homing  Olobe.  While  returning  home,  met 
with  a  serious'  accident.  Through  the  carelessness  of 
the  driver,  the  carriage  upset  while  descending  a  hill, 
violently    precipitating   every    person    in    it   to    the 


■mem^^ 


■M^'i^HAW' 


RKT.An  lunnAnn  BAnnErr. 


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pronnd.     WImt  was  Htill  more  rcnmrkable,  no  limbd 
were  l>rok(>ii  nor  lives  IcMt. 

Skithmbku  '^4.  IIiivc  lately  attended  a  few  mcct- 
ingH  in  the  north  imrt  of  Rutland  township,  where 
several  of  my  former  pupils  have  made  an  open  pro- 
fewion  of  religion,  and  are  now  rejoicing  in  the  light 
of  God's  eoiintcnnnoe.  During  the  progress  of  tho 
liite  nn'ivul,  a  cinMiniHtnnce  o<'«Mirred  worthy  of  re- 
mark. There  were  living  in  the  place  two  gentlemen 
of  couHiderahle  influence,  though  non-professors.  For 
the  last  thirty  years  there  had  been  soveral  revivals; 
but  they  resisted  the  truth  with  great  up[Hirent  indif- 
ference, manifesting  an  uncommon  thirst  for  wealth 
and  distinction.  For  years  the  people  of  Go<l  had  felt 
nnich  solicitude  in  their  belialf,  oiten  exhorting  them 
to  renounce  the  world ;  but  they  persisted  in  their  un- 
hallowed course,  evincing  much  hatred  to  those  who 
8<»  kindly  and  affectionately  urged  them  to  lay  up 
treasures  in  heaven.  Indeed,  they  appearetl  so  care- 
less and  unconcerned,  that  many  gave  up  all  hope  of 
ever  seeing  them  converte<l;  but,  during  the  recent  re- 
vival, some  were  encouraged  to  hope  that  renewed  ef- 
forts might  not  prove  unavailing.  The  saints  were, 
therefore,  more  inijwrtunate  than  ever  in  their  pe- 
titions to  the  throne  of  grace;  and  their  efforts  were 
not  entirely  useleas.  One  of  thenj,  to  the  astonish- 
ment and  surprise  of  all,  took  heed  to  his  ways,  and 
was  soon  brought  to  a  siiving  knowledge  of  the  truth  ; 
the  other,  lamentable  to  say,  willfully  refused  the  in- 
vitations of  the  gospel,  and  in  a  short  time  was 
suddenly  arrested  by  the  hand  of  death,  leaving  no 
evidence  of  his  acceptance  with  God. 
•  5 


I 


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CHAPTER    XII. 


ti 


LABORS   IN   ATHENS,  MEIGS,  AND  GALLIA  COUNTIES. 

March  2-4,  1849.  Attenr'ed  the  spring  session  of 
the  Meigs  Quarterly  Meeti.ig  at  Ilutlaml.  Rev. 
Peter  Folsouj,  of  Massachusetts,  was  present.  From 
the  rejwrts  it  appears  that  one  church  is  enjoying  a 
season  of  refreshing  fix>nj  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 
S«veral  of  the  younger  members,  who  had  become 
cold  and  lukewarm,  have  renewed  their  covenant  with 
God.  Some  of  the  im])eni£cnt  have,  as  it  is  humbly 
hulked,  passed  from  death  unto  life. 

May  13.  Attended  two  meetings,  both  of  which 
up[)eai-e<l  to  be  profitable  seasons.  Several  expressiid 
fervently  and  sincerely  their  dv>?ep  devotion  and 
ardent  attachment  to  the  cauro  of  Christ.  What  is 
still  more  gladdening  to  the  saints,  is  t'le  recent  and 
happy  corjversion  of  two  or  three  jHtrsons,  who  have 
engagcJ  in  the  service  of  God  with  all  the  ardor  and 
enthusiasm  of  youth.  .      •.*    v  (,,.■;,  vi,,i,:;    ^, 

May  21.  Wrote  a  letter  for  Sabbnth-school  chil- 
dren, to  he  inserted  '.n  the  Myrtle,  a  SincU  sheet  pub- 
lished expressly  for  their  benefit.  The  more  I  reflect 
Hj)ou  my  early  days,  the  more  interested  I  feel  for  the 
welfare  of  the  young.  Although  deprived  myself  of 
Sabbath-school  instruction,  am  constrained  to  believe, 
from  personal  observation*,  that  Sabbath-schools, 
when  properly  cond-.icted,  are  productive  of  great 
good,  f4nd  often  the  means  of  leading  the  young  to 
t\e  Savior. 

JVNE  30.     Furnished  an  article  on  "^Educatioq" 


'as-*- 


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67 


LLIA  COUNTIES. 

ipring  session  of 
liutlaud.  liev. 
present.  From 
sh  is  enjoying  a 
ce  of  the  Lord, 
ho  had  become 
ir  covenant  with 
SIS  it  is  humbly^ 

both  of  which 
iveral  expressed 

devotion  and 
brist.     What  is 

t'<e  recent  and 
sons,  who  have 
I  the  ardor  and 

jith-school  chll- 
aiall  sheet  pub- 
i  uiore  I  reflect 
d  I  feel  for  the 
•ived  njyself  of 
ined  to  believe, 
Jabbath-schools, 
ictive  of  great 
j;  the  young  to 

I  "^ Education" 


for  the  Peoplfh  Pktfform,  a  paper  published  at  Zanes- 
ville,  Ohio.  Attempted  to  show  that  it  is  the  imper- 
ative duty  of  all  classes  of  commnnity, — ministers, 
lawyers,  physicians,  merchants,  mechanics,  and  farm- 
ers,— to  take  a  deep  interest  in  the  <5ause  of  etluca- 
tion,  which,  next  to  the  Christian  religion,  is  the  only 
safeguard  to  the  protection  of  the  civil,  moral,  and 
rc!igioue  institutions  of  the  country. 

August  11,  12.  Attended  the  Ohio  River  Yearly 
Meeting,  which  is  now  composed  of  three  quarterly 
meetings, — Athens,  Meigs,  and  Little  Scioto.  They 
are  located  in  the  southern  part  of  the  State,  near  the 
Ohio  River.  Delegates  from  each  of  these  meetings 
were  present,  sent  to  transact  the  business  of  the 
Yearly  Meeting.  After  this,  meetings  of  worship 
were  held,  and  several  excellent  sernii.ijs  delivered. 
Before  the  close  of  this  meeting,  one  youth  expressed 
publicly  a  determination  to  become  a  Christian,  and 
no  longer  pursue  the  fleeting  shadows  of  a  moment. 

AunusT  15.  Took  the  stage  for  Athens,  twenty- 
one  miles  distant,  arriving  late  in  the  afternoon.  In 
the  evening  attended  a  meeting  at  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  at  which  the  President  of  the  college,  the 
Rev.  Alfred  Ryors,  was  present.  He  invited  me  to 
take  a  part  in  the  public  exercises,  after  which,  by 
request,  I  put  up  with  him  for  the  evening.  Found 
him  to  be  a  pleasant  man,  and,  for  aught  !•  know,  a 
humble  Christian  and  devoted  minister  of  Christ. 

August  16.  Recrosaed  the  Hockhocking  River, 
and  proceeded  to  Alexander.  In  the  evening  attended 
a  meeting  in  a  grove,  whi<;h  was  a  season  of  much 
solemnity.     At  the   close  of  meeting  several   young 


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AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


jieople  came  forward  for  prayers.  Their  moans  r-.nd 
tears  eviiieeil  tlie  inexpressible  anguish  of  their 
Iiearts,  and  a  desire  to  be  made  tlie  happy  partakers 
of  saving  grace.  After  many  payers  had  been 
offered  in  their  behalf,  I  embraced  the  opportunity  of 
directing  them  to  "  the  Lamb  of  God,  that  taketh 
away  the  sin  of  the  world."  In  this  place  about 
thirty  of  the  youth  have  publicly  manifested  a  desire 
to  seek  the  Lord,  and  about  one-half  of  this  number 
have  given  hopeful  evidence  of  conversion.  May  this 
place  become  a  fruitful  field, — a  land  whence  shall 
flow  the  gladsome  sound  of  salvation  1 

August  17.  Came  to  Hibbardville,  where  there 
has  recently  l)een  a  general  outpouring  of  the  Holy 
Spirit.  Meetings  have  been  held  almost  daily  for  the 
last  two  months.  God  has  signally  owned  and 
blessed  the  feeble  efforts  of  his  humble  servants, 
many  having  been  turned  from  darkness  to  light, 
among  whom  are  the  aged,  middle-aged,  and  young. 
They  have  apparently  l)eheld  the  transitory  nature  of 
earthly  enjoyments,  and  the  fearful  consequences  of 
living  and  dying  in  sin.  Indeed,  they  were  solemnly 
admonished  a  few  weeks  sint^e  of  the  uncertainty  of 
human  life  in  the  sudden  death  of  one  of  their  num- 
ber,— a  young  man,  who  was  struck  with  lijjhtning. 
His  untimely  death  has  been  blessed  to  the  conversion 
of  a  number,  among  whom  is  a  brother  of  the  de- 
ceased. Truly,  God  works  in  a  mysterious  waj.  It 
is  supposed  that  from  one  hundred  to  one  hundred 
and  fifty  have  realized  the  pardoning  influences  of  re- 
deeming love.  Tlie  oldest  inhabitants  state  that  such 
glorious  manifestations  of  the  Lord's  work  had  never 


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69 


been  known  in  that  region.  The  work  is  still  pro- 
greasing  in  a  powerful  manner,  and  may  it  continue 
until  ail  .shall  know  the  liord ! 

»  August  18.  Went  to  Albany,  a  pros|)erou8  village, 
situated  in  the  midst  of  a  pleasant  farming  country. 
In  this  place  there  i«  a  seminary  of  learning  in  suc- 
cessful operation.  Was  also  informed  that,  within  the 
last  few  weeks,  there  ha<l  been  progressing  an  interipst- 
ing  revival,  which  had  residted  in  the  hopeful  con- 
version of  fit>,een  or  twenty.  Leaving  the  place, 
proceeded  to  Rutland,  and  in  the  afterno<in  attended  a 
meeting.  It  was  a  day  of  Imraanii^l's  power.  The 
various  exercises  of  worship  evinced  that  heaven,  with 
its  glorious  atfraotions,  animated  the  minds  of  the 
people.  J^arth,  with  its  meager  joys,  seemed  for  the 
time  to  l>e  forgotten.  The  testimonies  delivered  were 
powerftd,  thrilling  the  bosom  with  the  most  inde- 
scribable pleasure.  It  was  enough  to  produ«!  the 
most  ardent  desires  for  complete  holiness  of  heart,  un- 
dying love  to  Jesus,  and  entire  consecration  to  his 
cause. 

August  19.  Heard  a  good  discourse,  delivered  by 
Rev.  Samuel  S.  Branch.  The  unconverted  appeared 
to  be  solemnly  itnpressed  with  a  view  of -their  con- 
dition, but  were  unwilling  to  confess  pi.blicly  their 
sins.  After  the  forenooi»  f^rviees,  a  young  disciple  of 
the  Savior  was  baptized.  ,  ;  was  only  thirteen  years 
old,  and  gave  strong  evidenc  of  the"  regenerating  in- 
fijiences  of  the  gospel.  In  tlu  ifternoou  I  addressed  a 
solemn  audience  with  unusual  freeilom.  Saints  were 
comforted,  sinnei-s  convicted,  and  two  youths  arose  for 
prayers. 


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Skitember  11.  Visited  several  flourishing  towns 
on  liie  Ohio  River,  among  which  were  MiddieiKjrt  and 
Ponieroy.  The  cholera  has,  the  past  summer,  pre- 
vailed in  these  places  to  an  alarming  extent.  No 
section  has,  in  proportion  to  the  population,  suffered 
more  from  this  scourge.  Passing  a  church-yard, 
solemn  feelings  pervaded  my  mind  to  observe  so  many 
newly-made  graves.  God's  judgments  are  surely  in 
the  land !  Men  of  the  world  begin  to  see  their  dan- 
-their  need  of  a  Savior.  At  Middleport  about 
ninety  [)erHons,  in  the  short  space  of  ten  days,  made  a 
public  profession  of  religion. 

Skptkmber  15,  16.  Attended  a  two  days'  meeting, 
and  spoke  twice.  Several  wept,  and  depressed  a  will- 
ingness to  engage  in  the  service  of  Jesus.  Nothing 
imparts  mo/e  joy  to  the  Christian  than  to  see  the  im- 
penitent seeking  a  refuge  in  Christ.  When  the  ines- 
timable value  of  the  soul  is  taken  into  consideration,  it 
is  sufficient  to  alarm  the  unconverted  of  their  danger. 

OcTOBEB  3.  Have  lately  returned  from  a  pro- 
tracted meeting,  held  in  the  county  of  Gallia.  It  was 
a  highly  favored  season, — ^a  time  of  rejoicing.  Seven 
professed  conversion,  were  baptized,  and  united  with 
the  cliuroh.  About  as  many  more  were  reclaimed 
frcffn  a  backslidden  state.    ti^T'^iiwi^^:^.  st^? 

November  10-12.  Attended  four  mev-»tings,  dur- 
ing which  professors  praised  the  liord,  and  exulted  in 
the  triumphs  of  Christian  grace.  There  appeared  to 
be  a  general  awakening,  and  some  encouraging  tokens 
of  good.  All  were  anxious  to  see  a  general  revival  of 
the  Lord's  work.  One  who  had  previously  obtained 
a  hope,  went  forward  iu  the  ordinance  of  baptism. 


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November  18.  Preached  from  Hebrews  ix,  27: 
"  And  H8  it  ia  appointed  unto  men  once  to  die,  but 
after  this  the  judgment."  The  divine  influences  of 
the  Spirit  were  felt,  and  many  were  cheered  with 
the  pleasing  prospect  of  meeting  erelong  in  a  better 
•world. 

NoVEMBEB  22.  Furnished  an  article  on  "  Reform  " 
for  the  Ohio  Standard,  a  paper  recently  conimeuct'd 
at  Columbus,  the  State  capital.  Pointed  out  several 
existing  evils,  as  war,  intemperance,  etc.,  showing  the 
importance  of  effecting  a  different  state  of  things,  in 
order  to  secure  the  future  happiness  and  prosperity  of 
this  great  country,  which,  at  no  distant  day,  is  destiiietl 
to  be  densely  populated  by  people  from  every  part  of 
the  civilized  world.  -^*      -        ,,^. 


CHAPTER    XIII. 

-      CONTKIBUTION8   FOR  THE   PRESS,   ETC. 

January  1,  1850.  Reviewed  the  past  year,  which 
brought  to  mind  a  variety  of  circumstances  and 
events.  That  universal  and  overflowing  scourge 
of  the  earth,  the  cholera,  has  traversed  the  land 
far  and  wide,  silently  executing  its  work  of  death. 
War,  with  its  horrid  train  of  evils,  has  distracted 
Europe,  stained  its  verdant  fields  with  blofnl,  and 
caused  a  wail  of  sorrow  to  ascend  up  to  heaven. 
The  groans  of  thousands  in  famine-stricken  Ireland 
have  echoed  across  the  briny  deep.  Money,  the  love 
of  which  is  said  to  be  "the  root  of  all  evil,"  has 
4riven   the   remainder  of  the  world  to  desperation. 


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Multitudes    in    almost    every    clime,    kingdom,   nnj  ■'^r 
nation,  Imvc  voluntarily  formikon  friends,  home,  and  s? 
country    for   California    and   other   gold    regions,   in  : 
the  meager    pursuit  of   paltry   wealth.    The    public  4 
mind  has  thus  been  agitated   and  kept  in  a  contin-    i 
uod   state  of  excitement.      Consequently   the  all-im-  ■.• 
portant    interests  of  religion    have   l>een  overlooked  *->^ 
i)y  the  giddy,  thoughtless  tlnrong.      Death,  like  the  "■ 
mower's  scythe,  is   cutting  down  unnumbered   thou-  -v 
samls;    yet  the  living  remained  unconcerned,  sinking 
in  the  vortex  of  interminable  ruin.     But  the  go8|>cl 
affords  consolation.     Without  it,   hope  would  expire,  ^i 
and    impcnetrnble    darkness    overshadow  the    mind.  . 
As    usual,   at   the  commencement  of  a    New "  Year,   r^. 
renevvcd    my   former  resolutions,    and    adopted   some  t, 
new   onep  for  my  spirituril   advancement.  i, 

February  17.     Completed  an  article  for  the  press,  ": 
entitled    "  Qualifications    for    Usefulness."      Among  f,._. 
other  qualifications,  mentioned   the    following  as   es- 
sential:   Fervent  piety,  a  good  education,  a  practical  .x; 
knowUnlge   of  the    Holy  Scriptures,   perfect   health,    > 
and    an  acquaintance  of  human   nature,  or  the  laws  '^ 
of   the   human    mind.     The  Christian   religion,  im- 
planted   in    the    heart  and   affections,  waK,,  however, 
regarded   as  the   first  and  supreme  qualification  for  r^' 
usefulness.  f  . 

March  5.     Sent  for  the  Morning  Star  a.  series  of  ■ ' 
articles  on  "  Ministerial  Usefulness,"   embracing  five  kV 
numbers.      These   articles,    together    with    a  number 
of  others,  were  written  some  years  ago,  while  in  a 
feeble  state  of  health. 

May  19.     Attended  a  meeting  in  Pomeroy,  lately 


for 


HEI^H    HlABAltD  BAURETT, 


favored  with  an  intorcflting  work  of  grace.  About 
forty,  nio.stly  young  toen,  liave  prof<»sed  the  name 
of  Chritfci    ^f'iim:  •■fW,?:<m--  *!Siy%3f3i 

June  4.  Rpoke  to  mx  hundred  people  in  Chcahiret 
M.  fe«r  ifiilefl  from  this  plaoe  tlicre  has  been,  for  the 
last  few  weeks,  a  powerful  revival  in  progress.  Be-^ 
tween  thirty  and  forty  have  been  baptized,  and  a 
church  organised,  consisting  of  fifty  members. 

July  2.  Have  improved  my  leisure  for  sonnJ 
weeks  pftst  in  writing  a  series  of  articles  on  "  Cliris- 
tian  Uf*efu1ness,"  pointing  out  the  various  ways  in 
which  profesBOrs  may  do  good,  glorify  God,  and 
secure  an   imperishable  treaMtre  in  heaven. 

JtJLY  4.  Met  in  Rutland  to  celebrate  tlie  seventy- 
fourth  anniversary  of  American  Inde{)cndenee.  Agree- 
able to  previojis  request,  I  read  the  Declaration,  after 
which  R.  T.  Van  Horn,  editor  of  the  Meigs  County 
Td4?graph,  delivered  an  oration.  Good  order  was 
observed,  and  all  appeared  to  be  profitably  entertaiuefl. 

July  13.  Was  solemnly  impressed  while  speak- 
ing, as  it  is  a  time  of  sickness  and  death  in  the 
land.  Among  the  great  that  have  fallen.  Is  General 
Zachary  Taylor,  President  of  the  United  States. 
Alluded  to  the  late  and  sudden  exit  of  this  distin- 
guished person,  to  show  that  all,  both  rkh  and  poor, 
high  and  low,  old  and  young,  must  erelong  pay  the 
great  debt  of  nature, — pass  from  time  to  eternity. 

August  25.  Attended  in  Columbia  the  Athen* 
Quarterly  Meeting,  which  was  succeeded  by  a  glorious 
revival.  Backsliders  returned  to  their  Father's  house, 
and  a  large  number  of  the  unconverted  humbly  sub- 
mitted to  the  cross  of  Christ.    This  place  has,  morally 


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sjKsaking,  b<»en  like  n  vast  (le«ert,  unproductive  of 
those  Christian  graces  which  exalt  man  in  the  high- 
est degree  of  moral  excellence.  But  now  this  moral 
•waste,  this  barren  desert,  is  yielding  in  rich  profusion 
a  tenfold  harvest.  Meetings  are  daily  held,  and  all 
appear  to  rejoice  in  the  work,  desiring  to  see  the 
Bucoessful  trinmph  of  Christian  principles. 

Dkcembeu  31.  Am  permitted  to  see  the  termina- 
tion of  another  year.  Though  the  past  year  has  been 
one  of  uncommon  mortality,  I  have  been  favored  by 
..  a  kind  Providence  with  unusually  good  health.  But 
*  greater  temptations  I  never  endured,  and  greater 
reproaches  I  never  bore.  My  mind  has  been  borne 
down  with  multiplied  sorrows ;  but  the  grace  of  God 
is  sufficient.     -^ -;*«?*»*  t  ^-^^sni^^Yiry;  *  {-vv-'^^^^^ 


CHAPTER   XIV. 


REVIVAL   EFFORTS. 


January  11,  12,  1851.  Attended  several  meet- 
ings in  Rutland.  God  is  reviving  his  work  in  a 
powerful  manner.  About  twenty  have  yielded  to  the 
Savior,  and  many  are  inquiring  what  they  shall  do  to 
be  saved,  feeling  that  it  is  unsafe  to  live  out  of  Christ. 
Meetings  are  held  nightly,  and  a  general  interest  mani- 
fested, 

February  8.  Met  with  members  of  different  de- 
nominations, all  of  whom  manifested  much  engaged- 
ness.  Some  who  had  been  in  a  lukewarm  state,  were 
a\«'akeued ;  others  expressed  the  most  ardent  desires  for 


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a  general  revival ;  others  hoiH-d  that  U  mijjlit  be  ex- 
tended to  tlieir  families,  to  their  neighborluKHls,  and  to 
the  whole  world;  others  were  opprcsai'd  with  a  sense  of 
their  unlikeness  to  God,  feeling  consrions  that  they 
were  i;i  the  broad  road  to  death.  Christians  praised 
the  Lord ;  but  sinners  mourne<l  and  wept.  In  the 
evening  meeting,  several  of  the  unconverted  arose  for 
prayers. 

February  16.  Spoke  twice.  Three  young  pr- 
sons,  formerly  my  pnpiis,  publicly  testified  that  they 
had  found  jwace.  The  eflect  u|)on  the  congregation 
was  salutary.  Others  were  almost  persuaded  to  be 
Chri.stians,  and  to  confess  the  Savior  in  the  public  as*, 
sembly  of  the  saints. 

March  8,  9.  Attende<l  two  meetings.  The  ordi- 
nance of  the  Ix)rd'8  Supper  was  administered,  which 
added  much  to  the  solemnity  of  the  occasion.  Fifty 
have  now  given  hopeful  evidence  of  conversion,  and 
the  work  has  not  yet  subsided.  A  general  seriousness 
pervades  the  community.  A  number  <jf  places  in  this 
vicinity  are  favored  with  revivals,  and  with  large 
a^ccessions  to  the  church. 

'-  March  25.  Spoke  in  another  neighborhood  on  the 
compassionate  love  of  Christ.  Here  a  good  work  has 
just  commenced.  Meetings  have  been  protracted  from 
day  to  day,  attended  with  the  divine  blessing.  Several 
have  been  forward  for  prayers,  some  of  whom  have 
professed  their  faith  in  Christ,  and  taken  a  decided 
stand  in  the  cause  they  once  despised.  This  evening 
one  arose  for  prayers,  and  two  others  presented  them-w. 
selves  as  candidates  for  baptism. 

March  30.    Traced  the  progress  of  Christiaaity - 


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AUTOHKMJnAI'lIY   OF 

from  the  antndiltivian  age  to  the  prcwnt  time,  showing 
that  God  ha.s  ever  had  a  jwoplc  conforniiu^  lo  hio  holy 
precepts.  Three  young  j)erwn9  arose,  aiul  testified 
that  tiiuy  had  obtained  put  loning  mcroy.  In  the 
aAernooii  attended  a  meeting  in  another  place,  where 
tlie  juHt  and  righteons  claims  of  the  Sabbath  weie  pre- 
sented to  a  large  and  serious  at»cmbly.      ►f»wi«  'Siifef^TO 

Apiul.  6.  Addressed  about  three  hundred,  nrging 
upon  the  imp'tiitent  the  iiecesHJty  of  immediate  sub- 
misBiou  to  Christ.  After  tli«  close  of  meeting  five 
were  baptissed.  The  scene  was  solemn  and  impressive. 
In  the  evening  enjoyed  unusual  freedom  in  addressing 
the  assembly.  One  appeared  deeply  awakened,  and 
arose  in  the  congregation  for  prayers.  Another,  also, 
came  forward  for  baptism. 

Apmii  24.  Went  to  Porav,  and  saw  the  dis- 
astrous effwts  of  a  conflagration,  which  had  (wcnrred 
a  few  evenings  before,  consuming  nearly  a  whole 
block  of  the  most  valuable  buildings.  While  behold- 
ing the  ruins,  I  was  led  to  exclaim  in  the  language  of 
Scripture,  "Riches  certsunly  make  themselves  wings; 
they  fly  away  as  an  eagle,"  etc.  Also,  to  not  "  trust 
in  uncertain  riches,  but  in  the  living  God,  who  giveth 
us  richly  all  things  to  enjoy."  Spent  the  night  in  the 
place,  little  expecting  to  see  the  consuming  elenient 
again  creating  alarm ;  but,  about  eleven  o'clock,  the 
awful  and  mysterious  sound  echoetl  in  my  cars, — "Fire I 
fire!!  fire!!!"  Hastening  to  the  window  I  saw,  for 
the  first  time,  a  building  wrapped  in  flames.  It  did 
appear  that  destruction  awaited  this  young  but  grow- 
ing city.  With  great  difficulty,  however,  the  fire  waa 
stopped,  aud  only  one  or  two  buildiugs  consumed. 


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May  9.  Forwar(if<l  for  tlip  Meigit  County  TfUgrnph 
a  lecture  on  "  Phrenology."  This  lecture  I  had  previ- 
ouHly  delivered  in  Inree  different  towuH,  without  tlio 
intention  of  giving  it  any  further  publicity,  But  for 
the  gratifiuution  of  friends,  together  with  the  ho|»e 
that  it  muy  be  iiiteful,  havu  been  ixuiuoed  to  forward  it 
for  publication.  af.  ^"JtS.^  J*wiyvi«i*A.  .i  ii,*5:j 
1  July  4.  Attended  a  large  and  re8|)eotahle  meeting, 
held  in  Rutlarul,  to  c«'h>brute  the  birthday  of  our  Na- 
tional Iudp(H'mlcnce,  and  the  early  settlement  of  this 
part  of  the  country.  Invitations  were  wnt,  far  and 
wide,  to  all  the  old  pioneers,  to  join  in  the  celebration. 
The  spot  selected  for  the  celebration  was  in  a  grove, 
belonging  to  Mr.  Lucius  Higley,  where,  nearly  fifty 
years  ago,  the  first  religious  meeting  in  the  place  was 
held.  A  stand  was  erected,  ornamented  with  butlulo 
and  raccoon  skins,  bucks'  horns,  gourds,  etc.,  true 
emblems  of  primitive  life.  A  hominy  mortar  was 
used  by  the  boys  in  pounding  corn  for  sport,  as  their 
fathers  had  done  for  use.  Here  many  of  the  venerable 
old  patriarchs,  who  had  not  seen  each  other  for  many 
years,  met.  Their  cordial  salutations,  their  tromblinf? 
liiw,  and  flowing  tears,  plainly  showed  that  time  could 
not  break  the  bonds  of  friendship,  or  obliterate  the 
pure  affections  of  the  heart.  After  hearing  two  n\y- 
propriate  addresses,  delivered  by  Ilev.  Daniel  Parker, 
of  Cincinnati,  and  Hon.  Valentine  B.  Horton,  of 
Pomeroy,  the  company  dispersed  at  an  early  hour, 
with  bright  countenances  and  light  hearts.  «    ? 

August  20.  Wrote  an  article,  entitled  "  The  Ceme- 
tery," for  the  Giidia  Courier,  a  weekly  paper,  pub- 
Ibhed  at  GullipoUs,  Ohio.     Its  leading  feature  was  to 


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bHww  tlic  mortality  of  mnn.  To  ob«y  the  goHjiel  wan 
ur^i^cHl  UH  the  only  way  by  wiiicli  man  t-nn  arrive  In 
iiltimutc  liMiipincHs.  J)iHa|)|)ointin<>nt,  H«)rrow,  and 
«lrntli  ra|)i<lly  siuxuhhI  each  otlu-r,  which,  aHi«l»>  fn)ni  re- 
ligion, would  leave  tbo  miud  in  a  statis  of  darkoeaa 

and  dcHIHlir.       .■>     imi.  i£>Vm;   ••■rihi'.  Anitt^rfM^i     i::r..it<!itit 

Ski'TKMUKr  7.  Adtlrcfwcnl  the  Sabbatli-nchool,  con- 
sisting of  about  sixty  scholars,  who  are  very  regular 
and  attentive.  At  eleven,  fl|>oke  in  the  Hanie  pla(« 
upon  the  frailty  of  human  life,  to  a  Holetnn,  weeping 
anHend)ly.  ProfeHSors  apjieared  much  awakened,  ac- 
knowledging their  paHt  unfiiithfulnesH.  Sixt(>en  aroHe 
in  Hnec(>HHion,  and  made  known  their  int^Mitionn  to  pur- 
sue a  different  course.  The  voice  of  one  young  eon- 
vert  waH  heard  in  the  asHcniMy,  praising  the  Lord  for 
his  merciful  deliverance  from  death  and  ruin.  His 
testimony  produce<l  feelings  of  mingled  joy,  causing  us 
to  tliank  God  for  the  wonderful  manifestations  of  his 
love  and  goodness.      •,    ;-;t:''.-s.  '.,  .n  -  .  yi  •..  'i 

SKPTKMBPm  13.  Attendcil  a  meeting,  nt  wbich  the 
sonl-rcviving  influences  of  the  Divine  Spirit  was  visi- 
bly nianife8t«Hl,  fdling  the  minds  of  the  brethren  with 
love  and  gratitude.  Each  one  bad  a  word  to  offer,  a 
duty  to  discharge,  a  God  to  glorify.  The  ]deasing  and 
nndving  prosiMKits  of  a  happy  immortality  beyond  the 
grave  removed  tlic  gloom,  quieted  the  fears,  increased 
the  faith,  strengthenctl  the  ho|)e8,  and  heightenetl  the 
joys  of  the  faithful.  The  blackening  clouds  of  unbe- 
lief vanished,  the  bright  illuminations  of  celestial 
light  appeared,  and  the  glorious  fulfillment  of 
Scripture  declanitions  were  verified.  ..'•■■  <?       i'"j; 

Sepi'EMBKb  14.     Attended  three  meetings,   which 


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0(vii|>i«Ml  mrwt  of-  thft  day.  GntKl,  it  is  holicvod,  wns 
done  in  tlic  name  of  tlie  holy  rliild  Jcsiis.  PnwjK'CtH 
appeared  enc«niraginR,  and  many  rejoiced  in  the  light 
of  God'H  connteniinee,  feeling  the  hnppy  assnninee  of 
that  "  hope  we  have  as  an  anchor  of  the  soul." 
Dnring  the  process  of  the  nieetings,  angther  convert 
followed  Christ  in  a  watery  grove.       *"'*  '  '  ' 

OoTonKH  6.  Visited  the  abodes  of  sickness  and 
snffonng.  The  emaciated  form,  the  contnictod  brow, 
the  sunken  eye,  the  fugitive  tear,  the  he<lic  hue,  the 
quivering  lip,  the  gasping  breath,  and  the  feeble  pulse, 
all  |)nMliu;e  their  desire<l  effects  upon  the  mind  of  the 
behohh-r.     I  reflect  that  soon  it  will  he  thus  with  me. 

Dkokmukr  21-28.  Attended  nine  meetings  in 
different  parts  of  the  township,  which  were  happy 
seasons.  Several  appeared  to  be  awakcnc<1,  and  one  or 
two  expressed  a  hope  in  Christ. 


u,,:^^p.^^:i=  ,,.. „C H  A P T E R    XV. 


)J'5,lJ',-.i.-'.'5-ci 


LABORS     IN     RUTLAND. 


January  10,  1862.  Addressal  the  congregation 
with  unusual  freedom.  A  backslider  made  public  ac- 
kuowledgments,  and  with  tears  promised  to  renew  his 
vows.     "What  sorrowful  reflections  in  reviewing  the 

past!  '■-''■-:'    '    wnftJ-^t-U  i'Si%>  (?-  ?;■).. 

January  11.  Delivered  an  addrcsR  on  missions, 
giving  a  brief  history  of  missionary  operations  in 
foreign  lands.  Among  other  places  referred  to,  where 
signal  success  has  been  realized,  were  the  Sandwich 


MUKIItliiMi 


>v#i.rt..'. 


ao 


AUTOBIOaBAI'HV   OF 


Islands,  now  civilized  and  Clmstianized.  At  the 
close  u  collection  was  taken. 

Febbu^:  ry  24.  Am  this  day  thirty  years  of  age. 
A  few  yeara  ago  I  was  a  child,  anxiously  desiring  to 
arrive  at  years  of  nsanhood.  Now  those  years  have 
come — yes — ^sooner  than  wa»  tintioipated.  Soon  will 
roll  around  thirty  years  raorb,  which  reminds  me  of 
the  necessity  of  improving,  to  tht  l)est  advantage,  the 
remainder  of  my  days.  Do  most  humbiy  and  sin- 
cerely implore  the  favor  tf  God  upon  my  future 
labors.  With  a  full  determination  to  serve  the  Ijonl, 
whether  my  days  be  few  or  many,  I  have  formed 
several  new  resolutions. 

March  28,  Attended  a  meeting  in  Pomeroy. 
The  house  was  crowded,  and  candid  attention  paid  to 
the  discourse.  A  large  portion  of  the  assembly  were 
foreigners,  now  rcisidents  of  the  place,  who  have  ao- 
quired  snfficir  knowledge  of  English  to  understand 
{)eak  it. 


an< 


June  9.  Saw  a  man  die  of  cholera !  So  great 
were  his  sufferings  during  tho  night,  that  he  begged 
his  attendants  to  drown  hira  in  the  adjoining  stifani. 
Lcing  informed  that  his  request  (xxild  not  bo  grantetl, 
he  then  insistc<)  upon  being  removed  to  his  home,  a 
distance  of  ten  miles;  but  the  jvoor  sufferer  soon  closed 
his  eyes  in  death,  without  llie  privilege  of  seeing  once 
more  his  beloved  hon..e,  vhich,  a  few  "weeks  ago,  he 
left  in  gtMxl  hcfllth. 

June  20.  Delivered  in  lintlund  au  address,  which 
appeared  to  be  productive  of  good.  At  leasts  its 
effects  uijoo  my  own  mind  will  be  long  remembered. 
Beturned  with  new  energy  and  zeal,  resolving  to  im- 


^S^Wsi^St*. ->''.'   W^S:mS 


iMi 


mhI.     At  the 

years  of  ag©, 
ly  desiring  to 
le  years  have 
I.  Soon  will 
minds  me  of 
d vantage,  the 
biy  and  sin-. 
a  my  future 
•ve  the  Ijonl, 
have  formed 

in  Pomeroy. 
ntion  paid  to 
eembly  were 
ho  have  ao- 
)  understand 

I  So  great 
t  he  begged 
ling  stream. 
;  be  grante<l, 

his  home,  a 
r  soon  closed 
'  seeing  once 
«lc8  ago,  he 

Iress,  which 
t  leasts  its 
emembered. 
ving  to  im- 


SCtAft   tITBBARn  BARRETT. 


m 


prove  tho  talent  comniiited  to  my  trus^  Retiring  to 
my  study,  wrote  out  the  substance  of  the  address  for 
publication,  earnestly  praying  that  it  may  perform  its 
bumble  mission  abroad. 

July  11.  Attended  the  funeral  of  an  aged  man, 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  place.  He  tailed,  a  few 
days  since,  at  my  study,  dictated  a  letter,  and  held  a 
conversation.  But  the  ever-active  agent,  Deai'',  has 
performed  its  work.  His  body  is  motionless,  his 
tongue  is  mute,  his  vision  is  lost.  Alas!  what  is  life? 
"It  is  even  a  vapor,  that  appeareth  for  a  little  time, 
and  then  vanisheth  away." 

August  15.  Preached  in  the  old  academy  build- 
ing, now  converted  into  a  church.  Little  thought  I, 
when  acquiring  the  first  rudiments  of  my  mother- 
tongue,  that  I  should  one  da^  stand  under  the  samt^ 
roof,  before  a  listening  audience,  in  the  capacity  of  a 
public  teacher.  Nothing  was  more  foreign  from  my 
thoughts.  But,  unlike  many  other  circumstances,  it 
does,  not  cause  painful  reflections.  Hope,  by  divine 
assistance,  to  grow  in  grace  and  in  the  knowledge  of 
the  truth,  and  thus  be  enabled  to  devote  my  time  to 
the  interests  of  the  Redeemer's  kingdom. 

September  12.  Preached  and  enjoyed  unusual 
liberty.  Was  much  encouraged  and  strengthened,  be- 
lieving that,  if  faithful,  the  Lord  will  never  forsake 
me.  At  present  ihere  is  a  great  opening  for  laborers 
in  the  Ijord's  vineyard.  May  I  enter  it  with  a  re- 
newed heart  and  with  unceasing  vigilance,  realizing 
the  great  responsibilities  under  which  I  am  to  the 
chief  Shepherd,  before  whom  I  must  give  accouut  of 
my  stewardship!         ,   ,  ., ,         ,  .    ,■  . 

6 


MWWWIWM 


82 


ATJTOBIOaRArHY    OF 


(XrroBEK  10.  Proacljcd  to  a  large  audience,  d^ 
riving  a  bUssiiig  In  the  performance  of  j)ublic  dutiv'S. 
The  br<tlirc'u  were  i-enewod  in  the  spirit  of  their 
ininds,  feeling  a  determination  to  arise  in  tlie  strength 
of  the  Redeemer.  After  meeting,  8|>ent  some  tii  'n 
seif-exaniination,  and  found  tiiat  I  l>ad,  like  P^' 
been  follo'.ving  Christ  at  too  great  a  distance.  Im- 
plored pardon  for  past  offenses,  and  grace  for  time  of 

need.    '"  ^■'■■' I ■■'''""'''•■-'    '•:''"■''  "''"y  1  •;T"''''-!«>-'!""f"'^' ;:""•  "'•W'^''*''''>"' 

OcroBKE  16-18.  Attended  tlifee  meetings  and  two 
funerals.  Beheld  a  striking  contrast, — the  man  of 
eighty  and  the  child  of  scarcely  two  yejirs  silently  rc- 
p<.sing  in  death.   '-^^  ■"''-•   ^'"  >— '^-=-'-    .•■-  .-.^  ..-.:••  .• 

NovKMBEB  7.  Attended  Qmrtorly  Meeiing  and 
H}x»ke  on«>.  Though  tlie  wwithtr  was  unfavorable,  a 
4arge  assembly  wa.?  preaent,  giving  the  most  feeciouH 
attention.  The  meeting  resulted  in  reviving  saints, 
awaking  backsliders,  and  alarming  sinners.  In  the 
evening  one  impenitent  youth  came  forward  for 
prayers,  expressing  an  earn<>8l  desire  for  salvation. 
May  this  he  the  beginning  of  a  glorious  revival  of 
God's  work!  . 


CHAPTER    XVI.  ^^^ 

VISIT   TO   VIBGINIA,    SOW    WlisT   VIBdINlA. 

Janttauy  1,  1853,,  Spoke  in  Rutland  on  temper- 
ance and  reform.  Much  might,  be  said  in  commen- 
dation of  the  citizens  of  this  vicinity  for  their  z<mlous 
and  vinwearied  efforts  in  the  tenspenuioc  movenienl. 
They  have  already  been  successful  in  persuading  many 


'^fSS!?imiMMMi^M:?Mi.ii''^:  ^i 


mifmrnnmiimm 


8ELAH   HIBBARD  BARHKTT. 

to  join  th(-5r  ranks,  and  to  thrust  from  their  lips  the 
intoxicating  bowl.  ,;<j  ip'  iaws,  ,1  ..ti 

Januauy  2.  Attended  Ji  meeting,  and  to  many  it 
was  a  time  of  rejoicing.  One  in  particular,  a  middle- 
aged  lady,  was  not  ashamed  to  own  Christ  in  public. 
She  declarcKl  her  faith  in  the  Son  of  G<xl,  and  her  in- 
tention to  live  in  humble  obedience  to  the  commanda 
of  the  gospel.  After  the  close  of  meeting,  she  went 
fofward  in  the  ordinance  of  baptism,  showing  to  the 
world  the  sincerity  of  her  profession.    "  '-^  '*   -^^   ■         ■• 

April  1-3.  Attended  Quarterly  Merting.  Two 
churches  reported  revivals,  to  which  large  acee«sion9 
had  been  made.  Many  had  pr<>fes8ed  to  experience  a 
pardon  of  their  sins;  backsliders  had  a!i»  been  re- 
claimed. Among  the  subject.s  of  the  work  are  those 
who  promise  much  usefidness  to  the  church. 

May  15.  Atter.ded  a  large  temperance  meeting, 
held  111  a  grove,  no  house  being  of  sufficient  siiie  to 
convene  the  people.  The  number  was  variotisly  («ts* 
mated  from  tvrt)  to  three  thousand.  Among  the 
Hpeahers  was  Genenil  Samuel  F.  Cary,  of  C'iucsnrrati, 
the  great  champion  of  temperance  and  editor  of  the 
Ohio  Organ.  He  sfwke  about  two  hours,  in  his  usual 
elwjuent  style.  Never  were  the  ears  of  an  nadience 
more  delighted,  and  never  were  there  observed  more 
perfwt  Older  and  deeormn. 

May  30.  Toward  evening  came  to  Mason  City, 
Virginia, — now  West  Virginia, — and  was  infitrnied 
that,  only  four  days  a>^o,  a  sliocking'  murder  was  here 
comwiittrd.  The  perpetrator  of  tlu,«  horrible  deed — 
McMahan — fled  into  Ohio,  whence  he  came,  with  the 
hoj»e  of  Cfjcaping,     In    thigi,   however,  he  wjis  dimip- 


^m 


iimiuRUMiiMHyiiHiimHaHunBani 


ATITORKXinAPIIY   OF 


pointed.  He  was  arrested,  put  in  jail,  and  afterward 
delivered  up  to  tlie  proper  autiioritit's  of  Virginia,  to 
await  his  trial.*  I  saw  the  sjwt  where  this  awful 
tragedy  happened,  but  not  without  the  most  painful 
emotions,  realizing  some  of  the  direful  effects  of  in- 
t.eiaperance.  Had  it  not  been  for  the  use  of  intoxi- 
cating liquors,  this  unhappy  man  might  have  l)een  en- 
joying the  pleasures  of  the  domestic  circle,  rendering 
happy  and  comfortable  his  now  disconsolate  wife  and 
his  worse  than  orphan  children.  Had  he  not  yielded 
to  h:.«  vitiated  apj>etites  and  the  sway  of  {rassion,  he 
might,  now,  instead  of  lying  within  the  gloomy 
precincts  of  a  dark  dungeon,  with  guilt,  crime,  an<l 
death  staring  hira  in  the  face,  have  iMien  enjoying  his 
liberty,  and  honorably  discharging  the  duties  of 
husband,  father,  and  citizen.  And  had  it  not  been  for 
the  rum-seller,  the  inhuman  being  who  sold  him  the 
liquid  fire  of  death,  the  life  of  an  innocent  man  might 
have  been  preserved,  and  the  tears  of  many  bleeding 
hearts,  unaccustomed  to  weep,  never  would  have 
flown.  Who,  then,  is  most  to  blame,  the  agent  or 
actor  of  this  atrocious  crime?     Both  are  guilty.  j 

May  31.  Prixjeeding  down  the  river,  three  or  four 
miles,  came  to  W««t  Columbia,  a  t<^>wn  at  the  mouth  of 
Ice  Creek.  There  -are  in  the  place  a  nimiber  of  re- 
ligious societies,  of  which  thn  United  Brethren  are  far 
the  most  numerous  and  influential.  They  have  a  large 
brick  church,  three  stories  hr;;h,  the  basement  story  of 
which  conists  of  two  8chcK)l-roon)s ;  the  second,  a  place 
of  worship  ;  and  the  third,  a  temfieranee  hall.    Of  late 


*He  was  executed  at  Point  Pleesant,  November  26,  1853. 


ftcrward 
ginia,  to 
is  awful 
painful 
s  of  in- 
f  intoxi- 
!)cen  en- 
endering 
vife  ffnd 
yielded 
sion,  he 
gloomy 
me,  and 
ying  his 
ities    of 
been  for 
him  the 
n  might 
bleeding 
i\    have 
gent  or 
r.       •■  ■'. 
or  fonr 
louth  of 
r  of  re- 
are  far 
'  a  large 
story  of 
a  place 
Of  late 

i3.         ;,«■ 


8ELAH   HlfiMRD   BAHHETf. 


85 


there  haa  been  considerable  revival,  and  from  thirty  to 
forty  have  been  added  to  the  society.     **?'  <rp  i^i^^vv?  }  !:>vi 

Ijoaving  this  place,  went  about  twelve  miles  to  the 
month  of  the  Great  Kanawha,  a  beautifnl  river,  empty- 
ing into  the  Ohio.  Here  is  situated  the  town  of  Point 
Pleasant,  where  was  fought,  October,  1774,  a  bloody 
battle  between  the  whites  and  the  Indians.  Severtd 
tribes  of  Indians,  under  the  command  of  CoruHfulk, 
Logan,  and  other  distinguished  chiet's,  fornie<l  a  line 
across  the  Point,  from  the  Ohio  to  the  Kanawha.  The 
battle  commenced  at  sunrise,  and  continued  with  un- 
abated violence  till  nearly  sunset.  While  the  battle 
was  raging,  the  Indiana  were  exhorted  by  their  heroic 
chieftain,  Cornstalk,  in  the  following  brief  and  em- 
phatic words :  "  Be  strong  !  be  drong  /  f  *'  But  not- 
wifhstanding  their  bravery,  they  were  finally  defeated, 
through  the  stratagem  of  General  Lewis.  Tliose  who 
survived  retreated  to  the  other  side  of  the  Ohio,  and 
made  their  way  to  their  towns  on  the  Scioto.  A  few 
years  afkrward,  Cornstalk  visited  Point  Pleasant,  en 
a  friendly  mission  j  but,  instead  of  receiving  kind  treat- 
ment, he  w.is  niyst  atrociously  murdered,  by  having,  as 
it  18  said,  seven  or  eight  bullets  fired  through  him. 
Behold  the  cruelty  of  man !  ;  .  i 

Next  went  to  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  ai  haftdSomt!  fo'*h, 
four  miles  l)elow  Point  Pleasant,  originally  settled  by 
French  immigrants.  Found  the  state  of  religion  low 
among  all  denominations,  there  having  been  no  re- 
vivals for  some  length  of  time.  The  Epidcopal 
Church,  once  graced  by  God's  holy  altars,  is  now  con- 
verted .i ^to  a  warehouse !  A  melancholy  Sjiectacle, 
truly.     While  here,  formed  au  acquaintance  with  Mr. 


S,.  fc. 


86 


AUTOBIOORAPHY  OP 


Vance,  editor  of  the  OaUia  Courier,  for  whoHe  jJaper  I 
liad  formurly  bfon  a  coiTes|)oii(leiit. 

.TuxE  1.  Wont  up  tlie  Ohio  River  twenty  miles  to 
MiiMlt'|M)rt.  The  Wel.-»h  were  liohliiig  a  j^eneral  niei>t- 
\i\^,  at  wliich  tliere  were  ten  Welsh  ministers,  who  had 
come  from  various  parts  of  the  United  State's  for  the 
expresH  |>iirpose  of  attending  this  mating.  Met  with 
them,  and  lieard  one  of  their  miniHters  preaeh  fron>  the 
text :  "  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is 
gain."  Not  understanding  the  Welsh  tongue,  I  could 
form  little  opinion  of  the  subject  matter  of  the  dis- 
course ;  but,  from  the  gesture  of  the  speaker,  together 
with  the  tone  of  his  voice  and  earnest  manner  of  de- 


livery, 


it  was  evident  that  he  felt  the  force  and  im- 


portance of  his  subject.  Those  to  wl-.om  he  was  speak- 
ing seemed  to  catch  the  same  spirit  by  whicli  he  was 
actuated.  To  see  so  large  a  company  of  foreigners  so 
earnestly  engaged  in  devotions  to  Go<J,  was  a  consid- 
eration which  affordetl  much  joy. 

NovEMBEU  20.  Attended  a  meeting  in  Harrison- 
ville,  a  phut!  recently  blessed  with  the  out|)ouring8  of 
\\\R  ilo|y  Sbhlt.  A  revival  commenced  five  or  six 
woel«M  ngi>,  and,  fiir  thi'  I      0  llowing,  meetings 

M'cre  Ih'ld  almost  cjiiily,   i       lii-u  in  the  ho|)cful  con- 


version of  liei^fjy  itljf!  IJljii  I 


.^ect8  0f  i||0  fq 
may  be  eminent 
NovRMBF.n  25 


llii'  sub- 


It  tttP  yollUg  )*«JH)lh,  W|lt',  if  faithful, 

y  iif«'iiil.  ,  ..  I     p.  ;! 

Went  to  8at|s|j{Ji-jr  j  fPHee  lo  Po- 


meroy.  In  the  fornui"  place  a  protra(!te(l  meeting  lia(| 
been  held,  the  result  of  which  ^ijs  (in  ii||(||f|on  of 
twenty-four  luemJMirs  tl'  \W'  <'!"ip'li-  Altlioiigh  the 
society  is  still  small,  yet  tire  people  of  God  feel  much 


i.  m 


--<=¥^' 


encouraged.  They  have  built  a  house  of  worship,  and, 
if  the  cause  demandn  it,  are  irtill  willing  to  make 
greater  sacrifices.  In  Pomeroy  thi  Methodist  Episco- 
jMil  Church  is  enjoying  a  revival  under  the  lalmrs  of 
Professor  Given,  of  the  Ohio  University,  and  JBev. 
E.  M.  Boring,  presiding  elder. 


h*f'  ^ii^ 


n  ■  ihS  iM^J'f S  ;•?■) iij rf   «»tt>; :{'r ! 7 


igf-''i^: 


-S«^ 


CHAPTER   XVII 

FUNERALS,  ETC." 


,W{|ii;' 


Januaby  1,  1854.  Have,  for  the  last  seventeen 
hours,  been  closely  confined  to  my  study,  where  I  still 
remain.  The  clock  now  strikes  twelve,  reminding  me 
that  the  year  1863  has  fled  forever.  As  this  hour  ig 
the  beginJiing  of  another  day,  another  week,  another 
mouth,  and  another  year,  I  set  myself  at  the  all-im- 
portant work  of  searching  my  own  heart,  in  order  to 
avoid  self-deception.  May  I  renewedly  consecrate  my- 
self to  the  Lord,  find  grace  in  hi.^  sight,  and  obtain 
forgiveness  for  past  offenses !  May  my  life,  should  it 
be  spared  the  coming  year,  be  such  upon  which  I  can 
look  with  more  pleasing  reflections ! 

February  6.  Forwarded  for  the  Columbian,  pub- 
lished at  Columbus,  an  essay  on  "  Slavery.''  This  es- 
say was  written  some  tinip  since,  and  first  published  in 
a  Cincinnati  paper,  and  next  in  a  leading  Eastern 
paper.  Have  sent  it  again  for  publication,  believing 
that  it  is  equally  well  adapted  for  the  present  crisis, 
while  the  country  is  most  fearfully  agitated  in  reference 
to  the  acquisition  of  more  slave  territory.  ,.. 


:    ii 


I 


88  ACTOBIOOnAPIlY   f)r 

ApRih  30.  Attended  ttiR  fiiucrul  uf  a  ludy  in  afflu- 
ent «;irciiin8tance8.  She  hud  enjoye<l  nnint(>rrii])tet]|y 
guud  health  for  many  ycai'8,  and  had  the  proH[>tict  of 
.■•njoying  tlie  mmc  blcsHing  for  some  years  to  come;  but 
in  Jiu  unox{)ected  nunueDt,  to  the  surpriHe  of  all  her 
(ViendH,  deatli  came  with  his  awful  aummons.  At  tbia 
tfrribh;  iiuur,  friends,  reputation,  and  wealth  were  of 
no  uvuil.  A  large  concourse  of  |)eople,  from  various 
directiona,  were  present  at  the  funeral.  Able  minia- 
ters,  too,  came  to  share  in  the  solemn  services.  The 
coffin,  which  contained  the  "  last  of  earth,"  indicated 
that  no  expense  was  s^mred,  which  to  the  pageant 
addctl  but  a  single  gloss.  The  old,  the  young,  and  the 
votaries  of  fashion  had  assembled  to  attend  on 
^fa-shion's  funeral.  Mingling  with  the  crowd,  I  heard 
their  talk  ;  but  it  was  not  of  death  or  the  deceased. 
The  subjects  which  most  engrossed  their  attention 
were  the  rise  and  full  of  stocks,  the  failing  banks,  and 
money's  mart.  They  had  forgotten  that  it  was  death, 
pale  death,  that  rode  by  their  side  in  the  plumed 
liearse.  Turning  away  from  this  melancholy  spectacle, 
I  blushed  for  weak  humanity,  and  thought  that  pure 
feeling  and  real  worth  are  seldom  found  in  the  ranks 
of  fashion. 

May  12.  Attended  the  funeral  of  a  lady  in  indi- 
gent circumstances.  She  had  suffered  from  interrupt- 
edly pour  health  for  many  years,  and  saw  no  prospect 
of  enjoying  any  better  for  years  to  come.  The 
summons  of  death  came,  but  not  in  an  unexpected 
moment ;  for  she  and  her  friends  had  long  expected  it. 
Though  oppressed  with  poverty,  yet  death  was  no  re- 
specter uf  persons.    Only  a  few,  mostly  neighbors,  at- 


tende<I  ttie  funeral,  presenting  a  scene  entirely  cfifllerent 
from  the  last  funeral  attended.  There  was  no  exhi- 
bition of  fuHiiion's  vain  parade, — no  (lonip  nor  show. 
None  were  ashamed  to  weep.  The  whispered  word, 
the  solemn  look,  and  smothered  sigh  sjwke  of  death 
and  the  dejwirted.  A  plain,  neat  coiBn  held  the  youth- 
ful dead ;  but  she  who  reiKwed  within,  slept  as  sweetly 
as  beneath  a  carved  and  marble  ceno^^uh.  In  silence 
and  in  tears  each  took  his  placie,  while  those  who  could 
not  repair  to  the  t^Tave,  returned  home  in  thoughtful 
meditation.  I  walked  away,  but  concluded  that 
humanity  was  not  so  base  as  I  had  imagined ;  for  here 
human  nature  reigned,  connected  with  exalted  worth 
and  moral  purity. 

JuxE  24.  Attended  another  funeral, — a  physician. 
He  who  had  prescribed  for  and  cured  otliers,  was  now 
unable  to  prescribe  for  and  cure  himself  However 
great  be  the  skill  of  man,  death  baffles  it  at  last,  pre- 
senting to  human  view  a  humiliating  lesson. 

June  25.  Preached  from  Romans  i,  16  :  "  For  I 
am  not  asliamed  of  the  gospel  of  Clirist,"  etc.  Unusual 
good  attention.  Several,  by  their  public  testimonies, 
evincetl  that  they  were  "  not  ashamed  of  the  gospel  of 
Christ." 

July  9.  Preached  from  Matthew  xxvi,  58 : 
"  But  Peter  followed  him  afar  off,"  etc.  1.  Showed 
what  is  meant  by  following  Christ.  2.  By  following 
him  afar  off.  3.  The  fearful  consequences  of  follow- 
ing him  afar  off.  4.  The  importance  of  avoiding  the 
example  of  Peter,  and  following  Christ  near  at  hand. 

August  13.  Preached  from  the  text :  "  Happy  ia 
that  people  whose  God  is  the  Lord."     Endeavored  to 


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Hhow  that  Gml'H  iK-oplc  ore  the  only  happy  ppoplc,— 
happy  in  pro8|H'rlty,  happy  in  adverHity,  happy  in  life, 
happy  in  death,  happy  in  eternity. 

Sbitkmukb  2.  After  an  absent*  of  five  years,  went 
to  AddiHon,  where  I  formerly  lalnjred  as  a  teacher. 
WuH  happy  to  learn  that,  during  the  past  Hnmmcr,  an 
interesting  revival  had  l)een  enjoyed  in  the  place,  an<l 
that  about  forty  had  lx!cn  converte«l,  among  whom 
were  a  number  of  my  pupils.  With  several  of  whom 
I  was  favored  with  an  interview,  which  was  indeetl  a 

happy  meeting. 

Ski'TKMHER  3.  Proceede<l  to  Cheshire,  and  at- 
tended the  autumn  session  of  the  Meigs  Quarterly 
Mwting.  Took  an  active  part  in  the  meetings  of 
worship.  In  this  place,  about  a  year  since,  a  revival 
was  in  progress.  Most  of  the  subjecth  of  the  work 
were  young  ladies  and  gentlemen,  entering  upon  life's 

buHV  stage. 

Skptembkr  13.  Forwarded  an  essay  upon  the 
«'  Bible  "  for  the  Free  Presbyterian,  a  religious  pajxT, 
pnblislied  at  Yellow  Springs,  Ohio.  It  is  edited  by 
Rev.  Joseph  Gordon,  formerly  assistant  editor  of  the 
Free  Presn,  of  Cincinnati ;  and  Rev.  W.  G.  Kephart,  a 
rctnrnefl  miftsionary  from  New  Mexico. 

OcTOBKii  29.  Preached  in  Rutland  to  a  serious  and 
attentive  congregation.  Felt  much  encouraged  to  put 
my  trust  in  G(k1,  and  labor  in  his  service. 

November  3-5.  Attended  a  quarterly  meeting, 
and  spoke  three  times.  In  one  of  the  meetings,  about 
forty  spoke  in  succession,  bearing  testimony  to  the  truth. 

November  12.  Preached  ffoin  Hebrews  xi,  16: 
"  tint  now   they  desirp  a  better  country,  that  is,  a 


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speak  with  freo<lom. 

NoVEMBEB  19.  Met  for  worship,  and  at  the  close 
three  young  jKjrsons  were  baptized.  In  another  part 
of  the  town,  ten  have  recently  gone  forward  in  this 
holy  ordinance. 

DiJOEMBER  10.  Attended  the  funeral  of  an  old 
lady.  For  the  last  few  weeks,  nine  or  ten  have  died 
in  the  neighborhoml,  the  lunerals  of  iiKwt  of  whoni  I 
have  attended.  Indeed,  more  deaths  than  usual  have 
occurred  in  the  plaoo  the  p&it  year,  adtuouishing  the 
living  to  be  also  ready.        '  '  '    ■■■ 


CHAPTER   XVIII. 

VISIT   TO   CINCINNATI. 

May  21,  1856.  Came  to  Middleport,  where  I  took 
passage  for  Cincinnati  on  the  steamer  "  Buckeye  State." 
Passing  several  important  towns,  came  to  Portsmouth, 
at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto,  where,  a  few  months 
since,  one  hundred  were  added  to  the  Presbyterians 
and  Methodists.  During  the  night  called  at  Mays- 
ville,  Kentucky,  wliich  contains  seven  religious  so- 
cieties, one  of  which  was  favored,  about  a  year  ago, 
with  a  revival,  which  lasted  two  months,  resulting 
in  the  conversion  of  forty  souls,  among  whom  wero 
a  number  of  young  men.  In  Ripley,  Ohio,  nine 
miles  below  Maysville,  there  had  been  some  revival. 
The  two  Presbyterian  Churches  had  each  received 
twenty  members  or  more,  and  the  Wesleyan  Church 


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had  likewise  received  respectable  additions.     Colum*  ^  i^ 
bia,  six  luiics  abovv  Cincinnuti,  near  the  mouth  of 
the  Little  Miami,  is  the  secotul  place  settled  in  Ohio. 
The  first  BaptUt  Church  in  the  State  waa  here  or»  , 
gtinized,  March,  1790,  by  the  late  Dr.  Stephen  Qano/' 
ut*  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  which,  ailer  a  period 
of  sixty-tive  years,  still  remains. 

May  22.     Arrived  in  Cincinnati,  the  Queen  City-:^ 
of    the    West.      It   is   delightfully    situated    on    th«  . 
north  side  of  the  Ohio  River,  opposite  the  mouth  o£  ; 
Licking   River,   in    Kentucky.      Un«juuliid    in    the/-i^ 
world,  M'hen   we   take    into  consideratioc    its  recent 
settlement  and  present  wealth.      Comparatively   few 
years  have  elapsed  since  the  Indian  or  hunter,  stand- 
ing on  a  circular  line  of  hills,  back  of  the  city,  would  t- 
have  oiily  seen  the  gigantic  trees  and  the  Ohio  River 
sundering  the  primeval  forest  with  its  tranquil  strength. 
But  now  a  large  city,  numbering  about  150,000  in-.' 
habitants,   composed   of    people    from    nearly    every 
part  of  the  civilized  world,  has  sprung  into  existence 
as  if  by  magic.     It  is  built  upon  two  planes,  rising 
from  the  shore  of  the  river,  and  is  nearly  surrounded 
by  hills  three  hundred  feet  in  height,  from  which  the 
view  is  enchantiisg.      The  streets  cross  one  another 
at  "-ight  angles,  Broadway,  Sycamore,  Main,  and  Wal- 
nut, being  the  principal  ones  extending  north  from 
the  river,   while  those   which  are  parallel  with   the 
river  arc  numbered  First,  Second,  Third,  etc. 

In  reference  to  the  general  success  and  present 
progiofes  of  the  Retleemer's  cause,  nothing  very  defi- 
nite could  be  ascertained.  That  .evil  h:id  not  been 
entirely  <iuppre.ss(>d  or  overcome,  was  a  fact  too  self- 


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CvWfltt  to  admit  of  a  single  doubt.  IntemiK-rance, 
the  ci-yiiig  sin  of  the  hnul,  prevails  here  to  an  enor- 
•noua  extent.  The  »in  of  licentiousness  is  ruining 
the  reputations  and  blighting  the  hopes  of  thousaudti. 
Infidelity,  with  its  contaminating  influences,  stalks 
the  streets,  sowing  the  seeds,  of  moral  corruption  in 
the  minds  of  the  young  and  thoughtless.  Yet  there 
is  a  bright  side  to  this  dark  picture.  The  pulpit 
and  the  press  are  performing  a  gootl  work,  even  to 
the  pul  ling-down  of  tlic  strongholds  of  Satan.  Many 
prosiwrous  churches  there  are,  blessed  with  pious, 
learned,  and  efficient  pastors,  wlio  have  devoteid  all 
to  God  and  to  hia  cause.  Light  and  knowledge  are 
increasing,  and  thera  is  less  hostility  to  the  benev- 
olent principles  of  Christianity, 
"j  During  my  brief  stay  in  the  city,  gathered  a  few 
items  of  general  interest,  which  I  prepared  for  the 
press,  after  which  I  left  for  home.  But  we  had  not 
proceeded  far  when  the  fearful  alarm  of  murder  wa« 
announced.  Upon  immediate  examination  it  was 
found  that,  although  no  one  had  been  niurdere<l,  two 
or  three  young  men  were  nearly  <  it  in-  pieces  l)y 
liowie-koives.  Their  bleeding  wouiuls  and  snioth- 
ere<l  sigho  presented  a  shocking  spectacle,  awakening; 
and  calling  forth  the  sympathies  of  the  pa»senger8 
on  board.  This  appalling  scene  surpassed  any  thing 
of  tlie  kind  I  had  ever  witnessed.  Had  I  been 
traveling  in  the  interior  of  benighted  Africa,  I 
should  not  have  been  surprised  ;  but  here,  in  en- 
lightened America,  in  my  native  country,  I  never 
expec^ti'd  to  see  men  butcheretl  alive.  No  v/oi>der, 
however,  that  such  occurrences  happen,  when  drink- 


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ing  and  gambling  are  allowcti  and  practiced  on  tlio 
boaU.  To  them  'circunistances  may  be  attributed 
the  unhappy  &te  of  these  young  racu. 


CHAPTER    XIX. 


!1^|^;«^    >»        MxNISTEKIAL     LABORS. 

May  27,  1855.  Preached  in  Rutland.  Although 
my  pulpit  labors  were  uo  more  severe  than  usual,  yet, 
at  the  close  of  the'  services,  felt  much  prostrated. 
Stoppiug  at  the  nearest  house,  spent  the  remainder  of 
the  day;  but  was  unable  either  to  sit  up  or  take  ^fresh- 
ments. 

June  1-3.  Attended  the  summer  session  of  Meigs 
Quarterly  Meeting.  The  reports  from  the  various 
churches  were  encouraging,  especially  from  one,  in  tlie 
limits  of  which  there  has  been  a  good  revival.  On 
the  third  and  last  day,  the  meeting  was  held  iu  a 
larger  house,  owned  by  another  society. 
'  June  17.  Preached  from  John  liv,  20.  The  con- 
gregation had  much  increased,  and  the  prospects  of 
good  api^eared  flattering.  Although  the  day  was  ex- 
cessively warm,  there  was  a  crowded  bouse,  some  com- 
ing from  an  adjoining  town.  n  ,     ,'  ' ; 

June  24.  Having  no  appointment,  concluded  to 
attend  service  at  the  Christian  Church ;  but  as  the 
officiating  minister  did  nut  ottme,  I  was  earnestly 
solicited  to  occupy  the  time.  The  request  was  unex- 
jjected,  both  to  myself  and  the  congregation ;  yet  I 
could  not  refuse  to  comply,  and  enjoyed  a  good  season. 


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£  July  1.  Arrived  precisely  at  the  hour  of  the  ai>- 
pointiucnt;  but  not  a  person  was  present.  At\er 
waiting  half  an  hour,  several  came,  to  whom  I  spoke 
from  Hebrews  vi,  19 :  "  Which  hope  we  have  as  an 
anchor  of  the  soul,  both  sure  and  steadfast,"  etc. 
Afterward  learned  that  sickness  in  the  neighborhood 
detained  the  people. 

July  8.  Preached  in  the  extreme  part  of  the 
township,  where  I  taught  school  about  twelve  years 
ago.  Was  then  familiarly  acquainted  with  nearly,, 
every  person,  old  and  young,  residiug  in  the  vicinity. 
But  now  I  scarcely  recognized  one-fifth  of  the  nu- 
merous congregation  assembled.  However,  I  noticed 
the  presence  of  two  of  my  former  pupils,  who  have 
made  a  profession  of  religion,  and  are  worthy  members 
of  the  church,  one  of  whom  holds  a  responsible  civil , 
office. 

July  14.  Spoke  upon  the  benefits  and  consolations 
of  religion,  urging  upon  Christian  professors  the  duty 
of  self-denial  and  self-consecration.  Several  expressed 
publicly  their  determination  to  live  in  obe<lienc(t  to 
the  commands  of  heaven,  and  thus  come  off  victorious 
through  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

July  22.  Preached  to  a  large  assembly  from  John 
iii,  2 :  "  Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou  art  a  teacher  coma 
from  God."  Enjoyed  more  than  usual  fi-eetlom. 
Within  a  few  weeks  past,  much  interest  has  been 
taken  in  religious  matters.  A  large  and  flourishing 
Sabbath-school  has  been  established,  superintended  by 
a  brother  distinguished  for  zeal  and  piety. 

July  29."  Delivered  a  discourse  in  Salisbury,  after 
^hich  J  was  invited  to  give  an  address  to  the  Sab-.^ 


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batli-8chool,  now  in  a  posperous  condition.  The 
ditirch  in  this  place  is  small,  and,  since  its  orgtmiza- 
tion,  has  met  with  much  opposition.  But  the  • 
ini'iiibors  have,  by  divine  assistance,  surmounted  all  - 
difficulties,  and  have  erected  on  an  eligible  site  a  neat  • 
and  commodious  house  of  worship,  which  is  nearly  ' 
completed.       ■.;.■:.; .■<.•■  r^  •«.•■  «k.i.=.»r,^.,»*^ 

August   11-1.7.     Attended   In   Chester  the  O^io  v^ 
Rivor  Yearly  Meeting,  at  whicli   there  were  eleven"^ 
clergymen,  most  of  whom  preached.     A  Home  Mis-'* 
siou  Society,  of  which  I  was  apiKjinted  Corresponding 
Secretary,  was  formed  for  the  purj)Ose  of  sustaining 
<me    or    more   missionaries    within   the  limits  of  the 
Yearly  Meeting.     Much  interest  was  taken  in  this  en- 
terprise, and  a  number  voluntarily  became  members. 
On  the  last  day  the  meeting  commenced  at  eight  and  '-• 
continued  till  twelve,  during  which  between  thirty  and  ' 
forty  perscms,  from  different  towns  and  counties^  sjjoke 
of  the  goodness  of  God.  ***^* 

August  19.     Preached  in  Rutland  to  the  youth,  ^ 
whom  I  endeavored  to  invite  to  Christ.     A  good  de-  ■? 
gree  of  seriousness  was  apparent,  and,  I   trust,  the*" 
time  is  not  far  distant  when  they  will  become  the  * 
humble  followers  of  Christ.  *     j^^    ■      "    y 

August  26.    Delivered  a  Sabbath-sdidol  addresK. ' 
Parents,   teachers,  and  scholars   listened   with  equal 
attention.     Although  the  inclemency  of  the  weather'* 
rendered  the  day  unpleasant,  yet  I  rejoiced  to  see  so  f 
much  interest  manifested  by  both  old  and  young.  ^ 

Skptember   2.     Attended    Quartferly    Meeting   in  ^' 
Cheshire,  and   spoke   once.     The    audiei)'^   was  un- 
usually large, — more  than  could  enter  the  house.     A  > 


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lilMiral  collection  was  taken,  to  aid  in  educating  two 
[iroinising  young  men  for  the  ministry.  A  revival 
commenced  under  favorabJe  circumstances,  hpppily 
terminating  in  the  awakening  and  conversion  of  thirty 
l)ersons.  la  Raccoon,  a  lew  miles  distant,  a  series  of 
meeting's  were  K«ld  the  past  week.  To  the  praise  of 
God,  sinners  were  converted,  and  a  dow;n  or  more  bai>- 
tized.  Anioug  the  numbei'  is  a  physician,  wlio  came 
many  miles,  and  spent  several  doys  in  attendance  on 
this  meeting,  and  »>efore  its  close  was  rejoicing  in  God. 

Sept'^jmber  29.  Having  jwrtially  recovered  from 
A  severe  illness  of  three  weeks,  8iK>ke  in  Rutland  with 
much  feebleness.  Two  or  three  publicly  confesstd 
their  backslidings,  and  renewed  their  vows.  My  ag«d 
aifd  infirm  mother,  who,  for  eleven  months,  ha<l  been 
unable  to  attend  worship,  was  present.  Was  per- 
mitted to  hear  her,  perhajis,  for  the  last  time  in  public, 
declare  the  grace  of  God  to  her  sonl. 

October  13,  14.  Attended  meetings  and  spoke 
once.  Many  wept  under  the  preached  Word,  and  some 
good,  it  is  believed,  was  effected.  There  were  present 
a  number  who  had  lately  enlisted  in  the  cause  of 
Christ,  and  one  united  with  the  church.  A  liberal 
bum  was  contributed  and  subscribed  for  the  support  of 
the  gospel. 

October  21.  Spoke  in  the  north  part  of  the  town-  = 
ship.  A  few  days  since  a  protracted  meeting  was  held, 
and  some  wanderers,  like  the  prodigal  son,  returned  to  ^ 
their  Father's  house.  From  the  house  of  worship  J , 
went  to  the  house  of  a£9[iction,  and  found  three  of  itfl ; 
inmates, — ^a  father,  son,  and  daughter,— prostrated 
upon  beds  of  sickness.     Next  repaired  to  the  cemetery, 

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where  I  beheld  the  final  conaumraation  of  man's 
earthly  hops  and  aspiratiune. 

OcroBEK  29.  Furnished  for  the  Meigs  County 
Telegraph  an  essay  on  the  "Pen,"  which  was  com- 
mended by  the  editor  in  a  brief  etlitorb!.  In  this  ar- 
ticle. I  attempted  to  show  the  utility  and  usi'fulness  of. 
the  j)en,  and  to  urge  the  importance  of  its  use. 

NovEMBRit  11.  Preuchetl,  enjoying  more  than 
usual  frewlom.  Several  exhortations  followed,  which 
were  much  to  the  point,  adding  iuterejjt  to  the  meet- 
ing. 

DiiCEMBER  8,  9.  Sp<«ke  in  the  Freewill  Baptist 
and  Universalist  Churches,  At  the  former  enumer- 
ated some  of  the  privileges  enjoyed  by  Christians, 
encouraging  all  to  renewed  diligence,  at  the  latter 
attempted  to  show  that  the  great  work  of  reform  has 
only  commenced,  and  that  every  fri«?ud  of  virtue  and 
religion  is  called  upon,  from  the  necessity  of  the  case, 
to  aid  in  pushing  forward  tlie  car  of  progress.  ,  ,  ^^ 


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January  26,  185C.  Addressed  an  assembly  at 
a  private  house,  which  apjK'ared  to  be  a  profitable 
season.  Five  young  people  arose  for  prayers,  some 
of  whom  spoke,  declar'ug  their  determination  to 
renounce  the  world  and  embrace  Christ.  Many 
wept  in  view  of  their  hopeless  condition  without  a 
Savior.     Professors,  too,  were  much  engaged.     Twen- 


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ty-five  or  thirty  spoke,  inviting  sinners  to  Christ, 
and  praiding  the  Lord  for  the  Rpeciai  manifestations 
'  «f  his  grace.  The  exercises  of  worship  continued  for 
Bonie  hours  without  cessation,  during  which  deep 
solemnity  rested  upon  every  countenance.  In  the 
evening  met  at  a  school-house.  After  tlie  services 
commenced;  ahnost  a  breathless  silence  ensued,  not- 
withstanding the  crowded  and  uncomfortable  condi- 
tion of  the  ]ieople.  A  sermon  was  delivered,  after 
which  an  invitation  was  extended  to  those  who  desired 
an  interest  in  Christ,  to  present  themselves  at  the 
ultar  of  prayer,  when  eight  or  ten  imme<liately  em- 
braced the  opportunity  and  came  forward.  With 
the  appearance  of  the  deepest  penitence,  they  bowed 
the  knee,  while  several  fervent  prayers  were  offered 
up  in  their  bt^half.  After  this  exercise  closed,  seven 
of  the  pumlwr  arose,  and  told  their  young  compan- 
ions that  they  had  fully  resolvetl  to  seek  and  serve 
the  liord.  The  youngest  of  them,  about  fourteen 
or  fifteen  years  of  age,  spoke  in  a  feeling  and  pa- 
thetic manner,  which  moved  the  audience  to  tears. 
Tliis  youth  closed  by  remarking,  "  If  we  are  ashamed 
tc  own  Christ,  he  will  be  ashamed  to  own  us."  Three, 
w'  )  had  profesBcd  conversion,  were  received  as  can- 
didates for  baptism.  The  meeting  held  to  a  late 
hour,  yet,  when  brought  to  a  close,  the  interest  seomed 
scarcely  diminished. 

January  31.  Found  the  work  gradually  pro- 
gressing and  extending.  Meetings  have  been  lield 
for  two  weeks  past,  which  have  been  attended  with 
the  divine  blessing.  The  exireme  severity  of  the 
weather   has  not  prevented   a  full   attendance;    for 


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the  peoplo  liave  daily  ami  nightly  ajwrmblcd  in  «o 
(;reat  crowtls  that  no  honH«  could  be  linind  large 
enough  for  their  noconimodution.  Though  the  nicct^ 
ingH  have  been  thronged  by  all  clas'^es  oC  |)co|>le, 
yet,  with  a  few  exceptions,  all  have  eondueted  with 
Btriet  propriety,  nrnking  little  or  no  interruption.  In- 
deed, little  opposition  is  shown  to  the  work,  all  ap- 
parently rejoicing  in  its  progr«»s.  The  converta 
manifest  much  boldneaa  and  decision,  and  are  faith- 
ful to  bear  public  testimony  for  Gwl.  Wishing  to 
discharge  every  known  duty,  a  number  of  thero 
desired  to  go  forward  in  the  ortliiuiuce  of  baptism, 
though  the  streams  were  froren  over  more  than  a 
foot  thick.  At  their  request  a  suitable  place  was 
prepar«>d  for  the  administration  of  the  ordinance  by 
cutting  and  removing  the  ice.  Seven  have  followed 
Christ  in  r  liquid  grave.  This  evening  enjoyc-d  the 
happy  privilege  of  hearing  them  testify  to  the  truth 
and  reality  <»f  the  Christian  religion,  by  the  blessing!) 
of  vvliioh  they  have  been  Hia<le  free  and  happy.  Besides 
this,  several  penitent  souls  came  forward  for  prayers. 
Of  this  number  was  one  who,  a  few  months  before, 
had  followed  to  the  grave  a  sister  and  two  brothers. 
She  now  very  earnestly  desired  to  prejmre  to  meet 
them  in  a  better  world. 

Febuuahy  16.  Was  on  a  committee  to  select  a 
site  for  a  mccting-house,  and  we  determined  upoa 
one  situated  in  the  most  central  part  of  the  neigh- 
borhood. The  brethren  and  friends  are  awaking  to 
their  interests,  and  feel  that  a  bouse  of  worehip  ig 
much  needed.  After  sermon  the  converts  improved 
by  way  of  exhortation,  which  was  enough  to  convince 


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the  moflt  ekoptical  of  the  truth  and  reality  of  revealed 
religion.  Thi8  meeting  commenced  in  the  morning, 
and  cxmtinued  till  nearly  night.  Preached  in  the 
evening,  and,  as  usual,  we  enjoyed  a  ba|>j>y  time  in 
waiting  uj)on  the  Lord.  ,,i  ii',     &   ^>, . ,.  : 

^^jjFkbruary  17.  Spoke,  on  Grass  Run,  to  a  large 
assembly.  Here  the  work  of  revival  han  already 
commenced.  The  first  subject  of  the  work  was  a 
profane  young  man,  who,  from  mere  curiosity,  went 
some  distance  to  attend  the  meetings  where  the  re- 
vival first  commenced,  and  thus  became  awakened 
to  a  sense  of  his  own  danger.  He  and  his  wife 
are  now  rejoicing  in  the  Lord,  together  with  a 
nuaiber  of  others.  In  the  evening  returnc<l  to  the 
usual  place  of  holding  meetings,  and  sjmke  again, 
inviting  the  unconverted  present  to  accept  of  a  cru- 
cifitnl  but  now  risen  Savior. 

j„ February  24.  Am  this  day  thirty-four.  How 
rapidly  have  the  years  flown  1  Prayed  that  I  might 
be  more  faithful  the  remainder  of  my  life,  and  be 
more  fully  consecrated  to  the  work  of  the  ministry. 
Thus^with  feelings  of  solemnity,  I  entered  the  pulpit, 
and  delivered  a  sermon  on  Christian  fuithfulncss. 
After  closing,  most  of  the  professors  present  publicly 
declared  their  intention  to  be  ftfithful  unto  deatli, 
which  was  a  source  of  joy  and  consolation.  In  the 
evening  the  converts  held  -a  prayer-meeting,  and 
manifested  much  willingness  to  discharge  public 
duties,  as  nearly  every  one  vocally  prayed  and  ex- 
horted. Before  the  close  of  meeting,  delivered  an 
adtlress,  in  which  I  endeavored  to  encouraged  them 
in  a  cause  so  glorious.         «    ,.i,,,v,«.v,:^,.;^   «,,,.. 


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FKonirAUY  20.  Saw  four  lieiitlien  idols  which 
wero  br(m);lit  from  Biiriiiuti  to  this  ctmntry  for  ex- 
hibition. Two  of  thoiii  ure  of  thu  hirgi'i^t  size  thut 
have  bi>en  brought  to  America,  repreflciitiiig  the 
Burmun  |m-o|)Iu  in  ihiihuu  unit  dreiw.  They  ure  made 
of  ninrble,  drenwil  in  gold  loaf.  They  were  brought 
a  distance  of  sixtoen  ihousund  milee,  and  prenent  a 
gratifying  curioaity,  a8  they  have  long  bcea  ubjuctfl 
of  h»'uthen  worship.  *      ■ "   'V^-"'   •^i  ^Ht.ofwwj   - 

March  2.  Preached  from  Samuel's  address  to 
Israel :  "  Only  feur  the  Lord,  and  serve  him  in 
truth  with  all  your  heart ;  for  consider  how  great 
thingH  he  hath  done  for  you."  Found  the  converts 
hitppily  engaged  in  the  ouise  of  their  divine  Muster, 
rejoicing  in  hope.  May  the  blessing  of  lieiiveti  attend 
them  through  life,  and  may  they,  by  fuithfulueiM,  . 
secure    the    unfading  crown!         *'^."';   '    •     »    '  •./  fi-iruv 

Mahcii  28.  Am  happy  to  learn  that  various 
places  in  this  vicinity  are  lK.'ing  fuvore<l  witli  re- 
vivulb  of  religion.  Many  have  been  added  to  the 
church  of  the  living  God.  Athens,  the  location  of 
the  Ohio  University,  is  among  the  many  places 
blessed  wiUi  the  outjxujrings  of  the  Holy  Bpirit. 
A  number  'of  the  studentd  have  been  brought  to 
Christ,  bearing  witness  to  the  regenerating  influ- 
ences of  the  gospeU  May  they  go  forth  as  lights 
in  the  world,  combining  high  intellectual  attain- 
ments with  the  most  exalted  piety  1 


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.     CHAPTER   XXI.     » 

,;.„..       JOURNEY    TO    PENNSYLVANIA. 

IIarch  29,  1866.  After  a  two-houra'  riile  in  the 
gtaije,  came  to  tho  Ohio  River,  and  learned  that  ten  or 
eleven  lives  were  lost,  on  Wednesday  lawt,  by  the  cx- 
ploHion  of  the  "  Metropolis,"  a  new  and  splendid 
steamer  which  was  making  its  first  trip.  To  ne  this 
wap  no  welcome  tidings,  esfwcially  as  I  designed  to 
IMM-form  a  journey  on  a  steamboat,  and  would,  there- 
tore,  have  a  similar  risk  to  run,  and,  perhajw,  meet  a 
similar  fate.  But  my  trust  was  in  God,  and  felt  will- 
ing to  leave  the  event  with  him.  Distributed  a  few 
bcM)kfl  ;  but  they  were  not  favorably  iv^ceived.  As  the 
evening  was  liir  siMjnt  when  I  embarked,  I  retired  im.- 
nMKliiitely  to  my  state-room  much  oxhauHt«l ;  but 
found  it  ini|)OSsible  to  compose  myself  sufficiently  to 
enjoy  "  Nature's  sweet  restorer."  -The  awfid  tragedy 
herein  narrated  was  constantly  before  my  mind,  and  it 
seemed  as  if  I  wuld  hear  echoing  in  my  ears  the  last 
*wild  shriek  of  terror  from  the  unfortunate  vietims  of 
the  "  Metropolis." 

March  30.  Stopped  at  Ilwkingport,  at  the  mouth 
of  Hockliocking  River^  and  distributed  books,  which 
were  gladly  received.  The  next  place  worthy  of  note 
was  Blennerhassctt's  Island,  made  menorable  by  the 
melancholy  history  of  its  former  owner,  Harman 
Blennerhassett,  who  was  misled  and  ruined  by  the  no- 
torious Aaron  Burr,  Could  not  refrain  from  contrast- 
ing its  present  rliins  with  its  former  beauty  and 
grandeur,  where  once  reigned  peace,  happiness,  and 


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coil  tent  men  t.     Two  miles  above  this  island  is  Parkere- 
burg,  situated  at  t\m  mouth  of  the  Little  Kana'Tvha. 
The  call  for  books  was  urgent,  and  found  it  diScuH  to 
8U|/ply  the  demand.     To  the  five  evangelical  churches  > 
of  the  place,  twent;  -five  have  been  added,  indicating,  .: 
however,  a  aroall  increase  for  so  many  churches. 

Proceeded  next  to  Marietta,  the  first  settleil  town  io 
Ohio,  named  in  honor  of  the  unfortunate  Marie  An- 
toinette, Queen  of  France.    It  is  located  on  a  broad 
plain,  at  the  month  of  the  Muskingum  River.     From 
reliable  inform«tton,  learner  that  a  number  of  very  in- 
tcrt'stlng  revivals  bad  been  enjoyed  in  the  place,  t)ie 
jmst  year,  making  au  aggregate  of  six  hundred  and    '. 
twenty-four  memberB  to  the  different  churches.     The 
revival  influence  has  extended  to  the  majority  of  tiie  ';,, 
Htudents  of  the  collie.     Also,  in   Harmar,  on    the  , 
opposite  side  of  the  Muskingum,   there  have  beea 
about  one  hundred  and  twenty  converted.    ^i-nMi^sM^^'-r' 

March  31.     Arose  much  refreshed  from  the  slnm- 
licrs  of  the  night,  thanking  my  heiivenly  Father  for 
his  protecting  aire.     Passed  Sistersville,  on  tl>e  Vir-  ?; 
ginia  side,  early  in  the  morning,  but  hnd  not  time  to^' 
stop.      Culk-d   at   Sunfish  and   Powhatan,  Ohio,  and 
gave  book.s     Also,  at  Elizabcthtown,  the  county  ".eat 
of  Marsha  1  County,  Virginia,  situated  at  the  mouth 
of  ^•'u.c  Creek.     It  is  mainly  distinguished  for  the 
number  and  size  of  its  mounds.     Situated  in  the  cen- 
ter of  the  plain  is  one  twelve  hundred  feet  in  circuni*  ^ 
ference,  and   more  than  one  hundred  in  height,  sur-- 
rouiided  by  a  trench  and  smaller  mounds,  as  if  the 
great  ,^ead  were  lileeping  here  with  guards  around. 
.    Proceeding   iwelve  miles,  carae  to  Wheeling,  and 


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nd  is  Parker»> 
;tle  Kana'-^im. 
I  it  dificult  to 
ilical  churches 
ed,  indicating, 
urches. 

ettled  town  in 
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SBfJ^H   HIBBART>  BARnKTI. 


105 


dLtributeil!  books.  The  prospects  of  the  city,  as  a 
manufacturing  place,  are  exoellent,-^the  largest  glass 
case  in  the  world  having  already  been  turned  out  of 
her  glafts- works.  The  number  of  churches  of  all 
kinds  is  eighteen.  The  number  of  revivals  within 
the  past  year,  according  to  the  common  mode  of  re- 
porting, tlir^.  From  the  pastor  of  the  Fourth- street 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  learned  that  there  had 
been  a  decided  religious  interest  in  all  *^^iie  churches  of 
that  denomination,  resulting  in  the  accession  of  nearly 
three  hundred  probationers.  The  number  added  to 
the  other  churches  can  not  be  accurately  staied,  but 
suppose  about  one  hundred  and  seventy. 

Leaving  this  place,  the  boat,  without  havi^ig  to 
lower  its  chimneys,  passed  under  the  wire  8U3{>en8ion 
bridge,  which  crosses  the  river  at  this  point.  Being 
late  in  the  afternoon,  we  did  not  reach  Wellsburg  till 
after  night-fall.  There  are  six  religious  socitties  iu 
the  place,  two  of  which  have,  during  the  year,  enjoyed 
revivals,  and  received  one  hundred  and  thirty  addi- 
tions. 

Came  next  to  Steubenville,  the  principal  town  in 
Jefferson  County,  Oiiic  Here  are  six  evangelical 
churches.  A  year  ago,  twenty-one  were  added  to  the 
Presbyterian  Church  on  examination.  Considerable 
numbers  have  been  added  to  the  Methodist  chnrclutj 
the  past  winter;  very  few  to  any  other  branches  of 
Christ'o  Church.  The  next  town  paased,  worthy  of 
note,  was  Wellsville,  a  place  of  some  importance  at 
the  mouth  of  Little  Yellow  Creak,  on  the  north  baiik, 
of  the  Ohio. 

April.  1.    Arrived  in   Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania, 


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ATTrOBIOOn.MMTY   OF 

situated  at  the  juiidion  of  tlic  Allogliaiiy  and  Monon- 
galielti  rivers,  which  form  the  Ohio.  It  was  formerly 
called  Fort  Duquesue,  and  is  of  historic  intcroat  to 
Americans,  being  near  the  place  of  Braddock's  defeat 
and  death.  It  was  for  a  long  time  a  jwint  of  riesist- 
ance  to  Indian  aggressions.  I^  now  contains  about 
fifty  thousand  inhabitants,  and  would  be  a  beautiful 
city,  were  it  not  for  the  dingy  appearance  of  the  build- 
ings, caused  by  the  smoke  of  bituminous  coal,  which  is 
in  universal  use.  It  possesses  extensive  mnnufiiciuring 
fu(!i!ities,  which  has  gaine<i  it  the  name, — "Iron  City." 
The  capital  invested  in  manufactories  alone  nmourts  to 
several  millions. 

The  past  winter  has  been  a  season  of  more  than 
tisuul  religious  interest  among  the  churches  of  the  city. 
Among  the  MothmJists,  revivals  have  been  numerous 
and  |K)werful.  In  two  of  them  the  work  of  graee  has 
b<'('n  ujore  marked  than  for  many  years  past.  The 
First  PitJshyterian  Church,  during  the  last  two 
months,  had  a  very  pleasant  state  of  religious  interest. 
Its  interesting  feature  was  the  increase  of  feeling  and 
«eal  among  the  members  of  the  church.  Many  from 
the  world  were  joined  to  the  j)eople  of  the  Lord,  and 
others  so  mueh  exercised  as  to  give  hopes  for  the 
future.  In  Dr.  Svrift's  church,  in  Alleghany  City, 
atljoining  Pittsburgh,  twenty-five  or  thirty  were  re- 
ceived ujK)n  profession  at  one  communion,  In  the 
town  of  Wasliington,  about  twenty-five  mil^s  distant, 
an  awakening  occurred,  which  pervaded  the  whole 
community,  and  extendetl  to  churches  of  all  denomi- 
nations. It  may  be  safely  stated  that  multittides  were 
added  to  the  church  of  such  as  shall  be  saved.     Sim- 


ilar  awakenings  in  numerous  other  places  might  be 
mentioned,  but  the  above  must  for  the  present  suffice. 

The  people  of  this  city  have  had  relented  warnings 
and  reverses.  In  \S46,  a  large  portion  of  the  city  wa? 
burned  to  ashes,  consuming  the  entire  effecta  of 
thousands,  and  turrung  thousands  more  out  of  regular 
employment.  Thus,  in  a  few  hours,  were  swept  out 
of  existence  millions  of  dollars,  by  which  the  rich 
were  made  poor,  and  the  poor,  wretched.  Although, 
I  believe,  no  lives  were  lost  in  this  terrible  conflagra- 
tion, yet,  in  this  event,  many  families  were  deprived 
of  that  which  is  necessary  to  sustain  life, — bread. 
Besides  this  calamity,  a  greater  one  occurrwl  eighteen 
months  ago,  but  of  an  entirely  different  character.  It 
was  a  fatal  epidemic, — the  cholera.  Amidst  its 
ravages  through  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land, 
Pittsinirgh  had  hitherto  escaj)ed  it''  dire  effects ;  but, 
in  the  midst  of  their  suppcxsed  security,  it  came  upon 
them  "  like  tlie  strong  man  armed."  In  one  short 
month,  no  less  than  one  thousand  people — men, 
women,  and  children — were  laid  in  their  graves. 

April  2.  Completed  for  the  press  an  artich*  upon 
the  moral  and  religious  aspects  of  the  city.  Next 
visited  the  principal  wholesale  houses  on  Wood  Stre<'t, 
distributing  books  when  and  where  op{K)rtunity  pre- 
sented. Met  with  no  opposition,  none  refusing  my 
books,  though  of  a  decidedly  religious  clmracter. 
Also,  visited  other  parts  of  the  city,  and  saw  a|> 
parently  happy  results  of  my  labors;  but  how  feeble 
were  they  compared  with  the  wants  of  a  large  citj', 
famishing  for  the  bread  of  life!  In  the  afternoon  it 
commenced   raining,  although   the  surrcundiug  bills 


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-jsiAUTOEIOaBAPIIY  OF 


weve  covered  with  snow.  Immediately  resorted  to  the 
wharf,  where  Jay  twenty-five  or  thirty  steamboats, 
mostly  from  the  western  waters,  loading  and  unload- 
ing freight,  presenting  to  view  the  active  commercial 
interests  of  the  city.  M^ny  of  these  boats  were 
vii<ited,  leaving  books  in  the  saloons,  to  be  read  by 
passengers  and  others.  In  this  work  I  continued 
until  my  supply  of  books  was  wholly  exhausted, 
happy  in  being  able  to  disseminate  rcli^iou^  knowl- 


**:- 


.•V'S»>|, 


CHAPTER  XXII. 


IJVBORS   IN  OHIO — ORDINATION. 


ApRlTi  6,  1856.  Attended  the  spring  session  of  the 
Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting,  held  in  Cheshire,  Ohio.  It 
was  well  attended,  and  a  go(xi  state  of  feeling  mani- 
fested. A  brother  was  ordained  to  the  work  of  tiie 
ministry,  which  was  a  solemn  and  impressive  scene. 
In  the  evening  several  came  forward  for  prayers,  and 
the  prospect  was  encouraging  for  a  general  revival. 
•  #'  May  4.  Preachwl  in  Rutland,  and  during  worship 
a  sad  accident  occurretl.  Two  young  men,  named 
Logan  and  Wilson,  instead  of  attenoing  church,  went 
out  gunning,  and,  finding  no  game,  commenced  shoot- 
ing at  a  mark.  Wliile  thus  employed,  Logan's  gun 
was  accidentally  discharged,  t;he  contents  entering  Wil- 
son's breast,  killing  him  instantly.  The  deceased  was 
twenty  years  of  age.  This  should  be  an  etfectual 
warning  to  every  Sabbath-broaker,  v  aui  <  - 
*    rs  May  18.     Preached  in  Middle[)ort  to  an  attentive 


8ELAH   KIBBARD  BARHETT. 


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ried  to  the 
iteamlioats, 
id  unluad- 
x>n)mercial 
(oata  were 
>e  read  by 

continued 
exhausted, 
>U«  knowlr 

,  '-•  >''fo  1 

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jion  of  the 
Ohio.  It 
ing  mani- 
ork  of  the 
jive  scene, 
ayers,  and 
Bvival. 
ig  worship 
!n,  named 
arch,  went 
ced  shoot- 
•gan's  gun 
Bring  Wil- 
ceasetl  waa 
I   etfeotusj 

I  attentive 


assembly,  who  received  the  word  with  gladness. 
Among  the  hearers  were  two  Methodist  ministers. 
The  Lorrl  hbs  graciously  visited  his  people  in  this 
place,  and  manifested  his  saving  power  in  the  a)n- 
version  of  souls.  Last  Sabbath,  in  the  presence  of 
hundreds,  several  were  immersed  in  the  Ohio,  one  of 
whom  was  an  aged  man,  trembling  from  the  effects  of 
palsy.  In  the  atlernoon  heard,  at  another  place,  the 
funeral  sermon  of  a  physician,  a  former  associate. 

May  25.  Delivered  a  discourse  in  Rutland  from 
Job  xiv,  10:  "But  man  dieti\  and  wasteth  away; 
yea,  m"n  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where  is  he?"  It 
was  a  season  of  solemnity.  Ttrdeed,  the  text  led  to  a 
serious  subject,  and,  treating  it  in  a  serious  manner,  it 
had  a  corresponding  effect  upon  the  hearers. 

June  L  Attended  a  Methodist  Quarterly  Meeting 
in  Hartisonville.  The  assembly  being  large,  many 
were  compelled  to  remain  out  of  doors.  The  speaker, 
instead  of  occupying  the  pulpit,  took  his  position  at 
the  door,  so  that  all  could  hear.  The  sermon,  de- 
livered by  the  presiding  elder,  Rev.  E.  M.  Boring,  was 
one  hour  in  length,  and  another  hour  was  occupiwl  in 
attending  to  the  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

June  8.  Attended  a  Freewill  Baptist  Quarterly 
Meeting  in  Addison.  In  the  forenoon  a  discourm;  was 
delivered  by  Rev.  George  A.  Stebbins,  after  which 
more  than  one  hundred  believers  assembled  around  the 
sacramental  board,  and  partook  of  the  emblems  of  their 
dying  Lord.  In  the  afr-^rnoon  preached,  unworthy  as 
I  felt,  to  far  the  largest  assembly  I  ever  addressed.  In 
Cheshire,  an  adjoining  township,  God  has  favored  his 
IMHjple,  the  past  spring,  with  a  revival  of  religion. 


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The  saints  wore  refreshed,  the  baokslidden  reclaimed, 
and  the  impenitent  converted, — jjcrsons  of  different 
ages,  from  the  hoary-headed  to  the  tender  youth. 
Since  Sci)tember  hist,  sixty-five  or  seventy  have  been 
converte«l  and  baptized,  making  resiiectable  additiona 
to  the  churclics  in  the  township. 

June  22.  Proceeded  as  usual  to  my  apimintment. 
While  on  the  way  my  horse  took  fright,  became  un- 
manageable, and  ran  some  distance  with  the  vehicle  in 
which  I  was  8eate<l.  For  a  few  moments  regarded  my- 
self in  imminent  danger,  but  providentially  escai)ed  un- 
injured. Afler  a  few  minutes'  delay,  arrive<l  at  the 
hoase  of  worsliip,  thankful  for  this  narrow  escape.  At 
eleven  heard  a  discourse,  after  which  gave  an  exhor- 
tation. At  four  preached  in  the  same  place,  from  Mat- 
thew xxiv,  14:  "And  this  gospel  of  the  kingdom 
shall  be  preachetl  in  all  the  world  for  a  witness  unto 
all  nations,  and  then  shall  the  end  come." 

June  29.  Joined  with  a  ministerial  brother  in 
holding  a  protracted  meeting.  At  nine  the  morning 
priiyer-mi-eting  was  held,  attendetl  by  a  large  number 
of  brethren,  who  appeared  to  be  actively  engaged.  At 
eleven  a  sermon  was  preached,  after  which  the  ordi- 
nance of  baptism  was  administered  to  two  young  per- 
sons, who  were  happy  in  following  in  the  steps  of  him 
who  "  liveil  our  example,"  At  four  another  discourse 
was  delivered.  At  seven  preaching  commenced  again, 
and  the  meeting  held  somewhat  late.  Some  were  evi- 
dently seeking  and  striving  to  enter  in  at  the  strait 
gate.  The  sudden  death  of  a  yotmg  man  ift  the  inj- 
niediiite  vicinity  caused  an  unusual  seriousness. 
.;  Jip,^%^  ^pached  in  Salisbury.     Here,  too,  a  man, 


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after  a  \veek'«  illncas,  was  supposed  to  be  dying. 
Th*)se  are  solemn  sfA'nes  to  witness.  Men  turn  away 
from  them  with  grief,  and  the  next  moment  engage  in 
vain  worldly  amusements.  What  gross  inconsistency  I 
What  mad  infatuation  t 

AuaUOT"  3.  Preached  in  Rutland  from  the  wonla  of 
the  Psalmist :  "  He  will  be  our  guide  even  nnto 
death."  At  the  close  two  aged  persons  publicly  stated 
that,  for  many  years,  they  had  been  endeavoring  to 
travel  the  Christisn  journey,  and  had,  to  the  joy  of 
their  hearts,  ever  found  God  to  be  the  guide  of  his 
people. 

August  24.  Preached  from  Isaiah  xx::v,  8: 
"  And  a  highway  shall  be  there,  and  a  wa  ,  and  it 
shall  be  called  the  wa"  of  holiness ;  the  unclean  shall 
not  pass  over  it ;  but  it  shall  be  for  those :  the  way- 
faring men,  though  fools,  shall  not  err  therein."  Was 
happy  to  see  many  who,  I  have  reason  to  believe,  are 
traveling  this  highway, — '♦  the  way  of  holii.ess." 

Sbptehber  7.  Having  been  examineil  on  the  pre- 
ceding day  in  theology,  and  in  reference  to  my  qualifi- 
cations for  the  ministerial  office,  I  was  regularly  and 
publicly  ordained,  according  to  the  usages  of  the  Free- 
will Baptists,  to  the  work  of  the  ministry,  by  the 
Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting,  held  in  Salisbury,  Meigs 
Connty,  Ohio.  Sermon  by  Rev.  Goodwin  Evans,  from 
2  Timothy  iv,  2:  "  Preach  the  word."  Viewed  this 
as  one  of  the  most  solemn  and  eventful  periods  of  my 
life.  Early  in  the  morning,  before  the  rising  sun  had 
reflected  his  gilded  rays,  I  repiurtnl  fjr  meditation  and 
prayer,  l)eneath  the  spreading  boughs  of  a  gigantic 
forest.     Upon  the  first  utterance  of  my  lips  in  prayer. 


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I  could  no  longer  repross  my  tears.  A  consak'ratioa 
of  my  niiwortliiiicfts  for  ao  holy  and  rex^xtnaibL*  a 
station  deeply  alfiKjted  my  heart.  Fervently  prayed 
that  I  migiit  more  jierfectly  understand  my  duty, 
honor  God,  and  glorify  hitu,  so  long  oh  I  reoaaiQ  a 
pilgrim  and  sojourner  on  earth.  - 


CHAPTER   XXIII. 

SECOND  VISIT  TO  CINCINNATI. 

September  22,  1866.  Came  to  Athens  by  stage, 
improving  every  opportunity  in  distributing  books,  es- 
jwciully  at  post-offices.  Toward  evening  took  a  walk 
to  the  Ohio  University,  now  under  the  presidency  of 
the  Rt'v  Dr.  Howard.  The  college  buildings  are 
situated  ai  the  center  of  a  square  containing  several 
acres,  beautifully  adorned  with  shrubbery. 

Skptembeb  23.  Left  Athens  at  eight  o'clock  on 
the  railway,  and  passed  through  jmrtions  of  the 
counties  of  Athens,  Vinton,  Ross,  Highland,  Clinton, 
Clermont;  and  Hamilton.  Toward  the  middle  of  the 
day  8topi)ed  one  and  a  half  hours  at  a  depot,  distrib- 
uting books,  which  were  received  and  read  with  eager- 
ness. Arrived  in  Cincinnati  at  five,  and  devoted  the 
remainder  of  the  day  and  evening  to  correspondence. 

September  24.  Spent  a  portion  of  the  day  in  at- 
tempts to  get  some  printing  done  for  immediate  distri- 
bution, but  was  unsuccessful.  The  principal  establish- 
ments of  the  city  were,  at  this  Ume,  crowded  with  busi- 
ness.    The  day   being  more  than   usually   pleasant, 


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there  was  a  grachial  stmun  of  visiture  at  the  Horti- 
cultural Exhibition  on  Vine  Street,  winch  appeared  to 
be  the  chief  center  of  attraction.  ■-'.      <-      5. 

Skptember  25.  Was  much  occupied  in  attending 
to  business  of  a  secular  nature.  To-day  the  annual  re- 
union of  the  alnnuii  of  Woodward  College  took  place. 
The  exercises  commenced  with  prayer,  after  which  the 
president  of  tlie  club  introduced  the  orator,  one  of  the 
earliest  graduates  of  "  Old  Woodward,"  and  one  of  the 
most  eloquent  and  popular  clergymen  of  the  South. 
His  address  was  replete  with  fine  feeling  and  touching 
references  to  the  scenes  and  sorrows  of  their  early  days 
of  study. 

Septkmbeh  27.  Distributed  books  in  the  ^>renoon, 
and  spent  the  afVernoon  at  the  Western  Museum, 
corner  of  Sycamore  and  Third  Streets.  In  eight  dif- 
ferent halls  are  contained  a  great  variety  of  curiosities 
and  antiquities  from  Egypt,  India,  China,  Mexico,  and 
various  other  parts  of  the  world,  together  with  the 
wax-figures  of  many  distinguished  persons,  among 
whom  the  three  Presidential  Candidates, — Buchanan, 
Fremont,  and  Fillmore.  In  the  evening  heard 
tlie  French  Mountaineer  Singers,  six  in  number,  uni- 
formly dressed. 

September  28.  Visited  the  Roman  Catholic  ca- 
thedral, corner  of  Eighth  and  Plum  Streets.  It  is  a 
large  and  elegant  structure,  handsomely  built  of  free- 
stone, with  a  spire  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  high. 
Proceeded  next  to  Fourth  Street,  between  Vine  and 
Race,  and  heard  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fisher,  pastor  of  the 
Second  New  School  Presbyterian  Church.  In  the 
evening  attended  a  meeting  at  Christ's  Church,  Fourth 
8 


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.1    AUTOBIOfmAPHY   OF       . 

Sfiet't,  between  Sycamore  anil  Bioatlway,  and  heard  a 
dincoiirse  by  an  Episcopal  iun  olergymun,  theRev.  Dr. 
Butlir.  At  both  churches  they  had  instrumental 
niUHiu.  Indeed,  organt)  are  used  in  a»u:ly  all  the 
churches  of  the  city.  ^^  >>  ''" 

Skitembkb  29.  SjK'nt  the  forenoon  in  rambles 
alwiit  the  city,  distributing  books.  Visited  the  Cincin- 
nati OlMjervatory,  on  Mount  Adams,  an  eminence  five 
hundred  feet  above  low-water  ma'/k,  from  which  is  had 
a  delightful  view  of  the  whole  city.  In  this  observa- 
tory is  the  great  equatorial  telescope,  BupjKjaed  to  be 
one  of  the  largest  and  best  in  the  United  Statra.  Also, 
visitetl  the  Water-  and  Gas-works,  both  of  which 
bhowed  the  industry  and  skill  of  man.  The  neatness 
and  beauty  of  the  public  gardens  and  nurseries  are  such 
as  to  attract  H|)ecial  notice. 

Sepi'KMBKH  30.  Having  spent  about  a  week  in 
Cincinnati,  procee<lcd  to  Maineville,  Warren  County, 
a  beautiful  village  near  the  liittle  Miami  River,  and 
about  twenty  miles  north-east  of  the  city,  mostly  set- 
tled by  immigrants  from  the  State  of  Maine.  In  the 
evening  rain  and  sleet  fell,  and  before  morning  the 
ground  was  covered  with  snow, — an  occurrence  not 
common  in  this  latitude  at  this  season  of  the  year. 


;*%i;i  ♦^      CHAPTER   XXIV.  . 

■IWr      <"     i 
,'•  ;=  SIXTEENTH   GENERAL  CONFERENCE. 

mi  ■- 

fe^J  October  1,  1856.      Was   present  at  the  opening 

of  the  Sixteenth  General  Coiiferepce  of  the   Freewill 


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Baptists,  held  at  Mainevil)«,  Ohio.  The  Confert>nf« 
was  ealletl  to  order  by  the  8e<'retary,  Rev.  Kilns 
Curtis,  of  New  Hamiwiiire,  by  whom  a  hymn  and 
select  portions  of  Scripture  were  read.  Rev.  John 
L.  Sinclair,  also  of  New  Hamphire,  led  in  prayer. 
The  Hon.  and  Rev.  Ebenexer  Knuwiton,  Mendwr  of 
Congress  fn)m  the  State  of  Maine,  was  elected  Chair- 
nan,  There  were  present  forty-seven  delegates  from 
the  Northern,  Middle,  and  Western  States, — all  of 
whom  were  clergymen.  In  addition  to  the  delegates 
there  were  in  attendance  alwut  fifty  ministers,  who 
had  come  from  remote  sections  of  the  country  as 
spectators. 

*•  Ocm)BER  2.  Heard  the  reports  from  the  Yearly 
Meetings,  which,  for  the  most  part,  were  interesting. 
William  Burr,  Esq.,  of  New  Hampshire,  Agent  of 
the  Freewill  Baptist  Printing  Establishment,  on 
being  called,  presented  his  report,  from  which  it 
appeared  that  the  profits  of  the  Establish n»ent,  since 
the  last  Conference,  had  amounted  to  nearly  eleven 
tlunisand  dollars.  Thi«  is  contributed  to  objects  of 
benevolence;  such  as  education,  missions,  etc.  In 
the  evening  attended  the  annivertary  of  the  Sabbath- 
school  Union.  A  well-written  report  was  read  by 
the  Corresponding  Secretary,  Rev.  George  T.  Day, 
of  Rhode  Island.  After  this,  addresses  were  deliv- 
ered by  Revs.  Oscar  E.  Baker,  of  Ohio;  and  Joseph 
B.  Davis,  of  Massachusetts. 

October  3.  At  eight,  attende<l  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  Ohio  State  Mission  Society.  Was  nj)- 
pointed  on  a  committee  to  ascertain  where  missionary 
labor   would    probably    be    most    successful,   and    to 


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AtlTOBIOORAPHY   Of  . 


give  notioe  of  tlio  same  to  th«  St-oretary  of  the  R;»rd. 
Ill  the  afti>riHH)ti  hvurd  tlic  dubatcM  of  Coiifurenoc. 
In  tlic  cvoniuf;  attemled  the  aiiniverBary  of  tho 
Iklucation  Society,  llcv.  Oren  B.  Cheney,  of  Maine, 
CorreH})on<litig  Secretary,  theu.  prcHented  an  abMtraet 
of  liin  annual  report,  ailer  whieii  an  addrces  was 
jriven   hy   li«v.  M.    II.  Ablwy,  of  New   York. 

(>(T<)UKit  4.  In  tlie  forenoon  heard  an  exciting 
and  protracted  diHcuaaion  on  the  manner  of  giving 
tlio  invitation  to  the  Ix>rd'H  Siipiwr,  aAer  which 
r(>HolntionH  were  patwed  expreiwive  of  tho  uaagcs 
of  the  denomination,  in  the  afternoon  attended  tho 
anniversary  of  the  Foreijjn  Mission  Sociiety.  I'ruyer 
hy  Ilev.  St^lah  IIil)bard  Barrett,  of  Oliio.  The  annual 
report  of  tho  Corresponding  Secretary  Ktattni  that 
tliere  were  twenty-two  nuHsionary  aotiieties,  European 
and  American,  now  at  work  in  India,  tho  most  in- 
viting field  of  minsionary  lalior  in  the  world.  An 
interestinn  address  was  next  delivered  by  Rev.  Jere- 
miah lMiilli|w,  who  for  twenty  ymrs  had  been  a 
nuxaionary  in  India.  He  exhibitetl  an  image,  rep- 
ri>8ei)tiiig  Juggernaut,  a  heathen  idol,  worHhi|KHl  by 
multitudes  at  the  city  of  Pooree.  He  plso  presented 
several  instruments  of  tortnre,  used  by  the  heathen 
in  their  acts  of  worship,  together  with  a  great  va- 
riety of  other  Bj>ecimen8,  illustrative  of  the  manners, 
customs,  and  worship  of  the  idolatrous  people  with 
whom  he  had  laboretl  as  a  missionary.  Addresses 
were  delivered  by  others,  among  whom  was  Rev.  Daniel 
M.  Graham,  of  New  York.  Collections  were  also 
taken  for  the  mission  cause.  In  the  evening  tho 
claims    of    Hillsdale    College    were    presented    in    § 


RFT.Aif  ninnAnn  nARnrrT. 


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f«>iTibl<«  mniiner  by  PrcNidint  Kairfirld  (iiid  ProfeMHor 
Diinii,  Fonrh'cn  H<!liolnrMlii|>«,  nt  one  hundred  dollarn 
«i«li,  wfiv  taken,  and  the  nnmbiT  was  afhrward 
iucreiiHwl  to  <iHitc  or  nearly  twenty. 

OrroBKK  6.  At  nine  attendinl  a  prayer  and  oon- 
ferenw  ni<>i>ting,  in  which  many  i>arti(;i{>ute<).  It 
was  tt  Holemn,  uftM-tinp  time,  and  ninny  (-ould  not 
refrain  lionj  tear».  During  the  day,  wiiich  was  the 
Sablmth,  H-rmonB  were  (U'livertn)  at  the  two  JioUHeN  of 
woi-HJiip  by  KevH.  D.  M.  L.  Koilin,  of  New  York  ; 
l':4bn»nd  IJ.  Fairfield,  of  Miehigan  ;  Jow'ph  IJ.  I)avi«, 
of  MaHHjuliujw'tts;  Klias  HutdiinH,  of  New  Hnni|)- 
Mhire;  Richard  M.  Cary,  of  WiwouHin  ;  and  (Jeorfre 
H.  JJall,  of  kluMJe  iHland.  The  mcetingn  were  larjre 
and  interesting,  the  Hermons  able  and  praetieal,  tiie 
etfwtH  visible  and  abiding. 

OcTOHKU  6.  In  the  forenoon  liMtene<l  to  a  p<mk1 
diHcourse  at  the  MethrxliHt  Chnreh.  In  the  after- 
noon attended  the  anniversary  of  the  Home  MiwKion 
So<-iety.  An  abntract  of  the  annual  re|M)rt  \\»»  reml 
by  Ilev.  Silas  Curtis  Correnponding  Stvretary,  rep- 
resM'utiug  the  g(B|H>l  as  a  Hyxteni  of  active  principlen, 
renovating  and  giving  lifu  and  character  to  what«'ver 
it  controls.  The  last  three  years  showed  an  increase 
of  home  mifwion  re<'eipt8  of  more  than  fifty-three  |K'r 
cent.  After  this  followed  addresses  by  several  speak- 
ers, among  tiiem  Revs.  Rufus  Clark,  of  Ohio;  J«ilin 
Fullonton,  of  New  Hampshire;  Calob  M.  Scwell, 
of  Illinois.  The  latter  had  for  fourteen  yeare  l)een 
a  honie  missionary.  Nearly  sixteen  hundred  dollars 
were  })le<lged,  ten  hundred  of  which  to  be  kept  as 
a   })ernianent   fund,   the  interest   to   be   annually    ap- 


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propriated.  In  the  evening  was  present  at  the  anni- 
versary of  the  Female  Foreign  Mission  S-wiety. 
Addresses  were  made  by  Revs.  David  L.  Rice,  Ran- 
som Dunn,  Jeremiah  Phillips,  and  Mrs.  Clementina 
P.  Noyei),  widow  of  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  Noyes,  one 
of  the  first  missionaries  sent  out  by  the  Board. 
Betv?een  forty  and  fifty  names  were  handed  in,  of  »^ 
ones,  fives,  tens,  and  hundreds.  There  was  an  efibrt 
to  raise  a  thousand  dollars  as  a  permanent  fund. 
Three  ladies  and  two  gentlemen  pledged  one  hun* 
dred  dollars  each, — making,  with  all  that  was  pledged 
and  {Mid,  about  eevea  hundred  dollars. 

October  7.  In  the  morning  attended  public  wor* 
ship  at  the  Methodist  chapel.  I  opened  the  meeting 
by  prayer,  after  which  a  sermon  was  preached  by, 
Rev.  William  H.  Littlefeld,  of  Maine.  In  the 
evening  attended  a  large  mass-meeting,  held  in  a 
grove  near  the  village,  which  bad  been  fitted  up 
with  seats.  The  spt-akers  were  President  FairfieU^ 
Hon.  Ebenezer  Knowlton,  and  Rev.  Daniel  M.  Gra-* 
ham,  who  made  effective  speeches.  In  the  evening,* 
afJter  a  stay  of  one  week  in  Maineville,  I  went  about 
five  miles  to  Salem.     imm^^!i^it-^^iytf^i!imi^/pM^«mf^ry 

The  limits  of  this  chapter  forbid  A  full  and  de- 
tailed account  of  the  various  features  and  doings  of  a 
meeting  continued  through  a  period  of  seven  days ;  we 
mubt,  therefore,  content  ourselves,  in  connection  with 
what  has  been  s^id,  with  a  general  statement  of  fiicts. 

Respecting  the  composition  of  the  body,  a  word 
may  be  pardoned.  In  personal  appearance  there 
was,  of  course,  a  wide  and  striking  difference,  iu- 
diuative  of  diversity   of  habits,  and  mental  charao?, 


i..'ff'ggg!^A.. 


at  the  anni- 
Bion  S-wiety. 
I.  Rice,  Ran- 
I.  Clementina 
'.  Noyes,  one 
the  Board, 
auded  in,  of 
was  an  effort 
nanent  fund^ 
;ed  one  hun- 
i;  was  pledged 

il  public  wor* 
I  the  meeting 

preached  by 
ue.  In  the 
;,  held  in  a 
ien  fitted  up 
ent  Fairfield, 
niel  M.  Gra- 

the  evening, 
I  went  about 

full  and  de- 
d  doings  of  a 
veu  days;  we 
nnection  with 
nent  of  facts. 
K)dy,  a  word 
earance  there 
lifference,  in- 
ental  charac- 


8ELAH   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


teristics.  Mingled  together  were  the  toil-worn, 
contemplative,  and  wofully-cadaverous  student  of 
books,  and  the  short,  thickset,  hardy,  and  somewhat-^ 
sunburned  man  of  practical  mold.  The  body  wis  made 
up  of  working  men,  mostly  in  the  middle  of  life,  there 
being  very  few  aged  members.    ;f!  *^';  ,;  4:1 

Eminently  kind  and  barnionious  was  the  meeting. 
The -warm  debates  and  sharp  clash  of  arms^  so  far 
from  weakening,  seemed  to  confirm  the  bonds  of 
Christian  union.  The  subjects  discussed  related  gen- 
erally to  the  practices  rather  than  to  the  doctrines 
of  the  church.  Constituting  an  interrating  feature 
of  the  meeting  were  the  discussions  on  the  various' 
benevolent  enterprises. 

Above  all  others,  the  last  hour  of  Conference  was 
impressive.  The  Lord's  Supjuer  was  celebrated,  at 
the  tahle  of  which  presided  Pevs.  Cary,  Hutchins, 
Curtis,  and  Sewell.  Tlie  circumstances  under  which 
the  emblems  were  received,  with  the  appropriatene?') 
of  the  hour,  called  out  strong  feelings  expressed  in 
language  of  suklued  tones.  It  was  an  occasion  long 
and  gratefully  to  be  remembered.  Thus  ended  the 
Sixteenth  General  Conference  of  the  Freewill  Bap- 
tists, characterised  by  a  spirit  of  deep  mutual  synv- 
pathy  and  Christian  love. 


'iS  li?;B-  (b-iki* 


.H  ..rriAPTER   XXV. 


RETaRN   TO  RUTLAND. 


)  October   8,  1850.     Accompanied    by   my  cousin, 
Rev.  Julius  C.  Beenan,  travele<l  seven  miles  to  Mar 


120 


^UtnY>ifliooRApnY  OP 


Ion,  Clinton  County,  through  a  beautiful,  level  portion 
of  fouiitry.  In  tlie  afternoon  wrote  two  articles  for 
the  pre**. 

October  9.  Went  to  Blanchester,  and  found  much 
excitement  prevailing  on  politics,  the  Presidential 
Election  being  near  at  hand.  Called  on  Rev.  Dr. 
Cusiek,  who  assisted  in  forming  the  fiist  Freewill 
Baptist  Church  in  the  place. 

OcTOBKK  10.  Cume  to  Chillicothe,  where  I  spent 
two  or  three  hours.  Visited  the  cemetery,  containing 
several  acres,  in  the  center  of  which  stands  a  large 
weeping  willow.  Think  I  was  profited  by  this  solitary 
communion  with  myself  and  the  departed.  Pursuing 
my  journey,  came,  late  in  the  afternoon,  to  Athens, 
where  I  put  up  for  the  night. 

October  11.  Arrived  at  Rutland,  after  an  absence 
of  nearly  three  weeks.  On  the  way  we  overtook  a 
man,  arrested  for  burglary,  who,  in  the  most  posi- 
tive manner,  declared  his  innocence.  He  was  a  pro- 
fessional man,  well  dressed,  and  of  gentlemanly  ap- 
pearance. 

October  26.  Preached  in  the  Temperance  Hall  in 
Salem,  Meigs  County.  Last  spring  a  reformation  was 
in  progress  in  this  place,  and  a  considerable  number 
cx|ierienoed  emanciimting  grace.  Twelve  were  bap- 
tized, and  a  society  of  twenty  members  formed.  In 
the  north-west  part  of  the  township,  there  has  been 
much  religious  interest,  and  from  forty  to  fifty  have 
made  a  public  profession  of  Christianity.  . 

October  28.  Attended  in  Rutland  the  funeral  of  a 
child,  and  preached  from  Matthew  xix,  14:-  "But 
Jesus  said.  Suffer  little  children,  and  forbid  them  not, 


8ELAH   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


121 


to  ooine  unto  me;  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of 
heaven."  It  was,  as  19  usually  the  case  on  such  mourn- 
ful oecasions,  a  solemn  time.  The  parents  shed  many 
tears  over  their  loved  one,  so  early  torn  from  their 
fi)nd  embraces. 

November  2.  Preached  to  an  attentive  audience, 
ooliected  upini  a  short  uotioe.  Several  deeply  affecting 
exhortations  were  given,  jMroduoing  lasting  impressions 
upon  the  hearers.  On  my  return  home,  called  upon 
one  who  had  recently  recovered  from  a  severe  illness. 
Next  visited  a  family  that  had  followed  one  of  their 
number  to  tlie  grave.  And,  lastly,  had  an  interview 
with  a  man,  who,  for  two  or  three  years,  had  been  « 
constant  sufferer. 

NovEMBKR  9.  Preached  for  the  First  Rutland 
Church,  and  enjoyed  tolerable  liberty.  In  attendance 
were  several  aged  persons,  one  of  whom  has  been  a 
consistent,  worthy  meniber  ever  since  the  first  for- 
mation of  the  church,  embracing  a  period  of  forty-six 
years. 

November  16.  Preached  for  the  Second  Rutland 
Church.  The  cloud  of  mercy,  passing  over  the  laud, 
has  emitted  a  few  mercy  drops,  the  influence  of  which 
has  been  felt  in  this  place  as  the  dew  of  Hermon. 

November  23.  Preached  in  Salem  with  consider- 
able freedom.  The  interest  of  the  meeting  was  much 
better  than  usual,  and  there  is  aioouragement  that 
better  things  are  in  reserve  for  this  place. 

November  30.  Delivered  a  sermon  in  Rutland  to 
an  audience,  mostly  youlih,  who  paid  uncommon  at- 
teotioD.  As  a  discourse  had  not  been  preached  in  this 
part  of  the  townahip  for  many  moatbs,  I  was  earnestly  . 


•i 


li 


..!ji.-.m" 


Hi 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


Mi 


solicited  to  remember  them  in  future,  which  I  promised 
to  do.  How  many  places  a^p  entirely  destitute  of  the 
stated  preaching  of  the  gospel!  How  many  are 
perishing  for  want  of  tha  bread  of  eternal  life! 

December  7.  Attempted  to  preach,  but  was  much 
dissatisfietl  with  my  efforts.  It  seemed  as  though  I 
did  neither  justice  to  myself  nor  hearers,  much  less 
to  the  subject  on  which  I  spoke.  But  these  apparent 
failures  are,  perhajw,  desigmid  to  teach  me  my  depend- 
ence on  God,  and  to-humble  me  under  his  all-pervad- 
ing power. 

DECEk'MBR  21.  Preached-  to  an  interesting  company 
of  youth,  enforcing  the  importance  of  early  piety. 
Was  encouraged  to  hoi)e,  from  external  appearances, 
that  efforts  in  their  behalf  will  not  be  useless.  Since 
ray  last  discourse  here,  one,  in  the  morning  of  life,  has 
-been  consigned  to  the  tomb,-^  watning,  truly,  to  the 
living. 

I>ECEMBER  28.  Gave  a  discourse.  A  professor, 
living  in  the  immediate  vicinity,  exhorted  with  much 
animation,  inviting  his  friends  and  neighbors  to  Christ. 
The  day  was  one  of  the  most  pleasant  of  the  season, 
appearing  more  like  spring  than  winter. 


CHAPTEK   XXVI.  ' 

REVIVALS     IK    RUTLAND. 

January  1,  1857.  Held  a  meeting  and  preached 
with  much  freedom.  Many  circumstances  rendered 
solemn  the  occasion.        aother,  young  and  vigorous, 


BELAH   HinBARD  nARRvrTT. 


123 


iromised 
te  of  -Me 
any  are 
! 

^aa  much 
hoiigh  I 
luch  less 
apparent 
depend- 
-pervad- 

corapany 
ly  piety, 
tearances, 
8.  Since 
f  life,  has 
ly,  to  the 

professor, 
ith  much 
to  Christ, 
le  season. 


tvJ     'A>«  i  ■ 


preached 
rendered 
vigorous, 


had  been  suddenly  called  away  by  death,  and  olhers 
were  standing  u[)on  the  threshold  of  eternity.     Those 
in  health  were  alarmed,  fearing  that  the  appointed 
hQur  of  their  departure  was  near  at  hand.     An  inebri- 
ate, now  in  his  more  solwr  momenta,  appeared  to  Iw 
open  to  conviction,  having  a  view  of  his  wretched  and 
degraded  condition.     He  and  others  were  directed  to* 
rhrist  as  their  only  hope  and  refuge, 
t  JAnuABY  10.    Attended  a  union  meeting,  comiiosed  ' 
of  members  of  various  religious  denominations.     A 
sermon  was  preached  by  one  of  the  four  ministers  pres- 
ent.    After  this,  the  brethren,  Ixjth  ministers  and  lay- 
men, improved  the  time  in  exhortations  and  remarks 
suited  to  the  occasion.     It  was  a  meeting  of  special  in- 
terest to  all  who  participated  in  the  exercises.       ,  >  •    • 
January   18.     Discoursed  to  a  few,  the  extreme 
severity  of  the  weather  preventing  a  full  attendance. 
A  minister  from  the  State  of  Iowa,  past  seventy  years  . 
of  age,  spoke  U>  good  effect.     The  company  assembled, 
though  few  in  number,  seemed  to  possess  the  spirit  of 
their  divine  Master,  willing  to  make  wcrifices  in  be- 
half of  his  cause. 

January  26.  Preached  to  a  serious  audience.  The 
people  are  more  deeply  impressed  with  the  all-in^- 
portant  duties  of  religion.  Well  they  may  be!  A 
gentleman,  aged  twenty-eight,  was  recently  killefl  by 
the  falling  of  a  tree,  a  limb  of  which  struck  him  uiwn 
the  head.  A  father  and  two  brothers  witnessed  this 
appalling  scene.  The  deceased  survived  nine  hours 
but  in  a  state  of  insensibility.  He,  like  thousands, 
had  lived  a  careless  life,  delaying  the  groat  work  of  re- 
pentance till  a  more  convenient  season.     But,  to  him, 


124 


AUTOBIOGUA.PHY   OF      *' 


a«  well  as  to  many  otliere,  that  convenient  ^^eason  never 
MfivK*!. 

■■■■■  Fkbuuaby  1.  Joined  with  Rev.  I.  Z.  Uuning  in 
holding  a  serieci  of  meetings  in  the  north  {mrt  of  tiie 
township.  The  service  in  the  eveninp  was  solemn  ana 
affwting.  Many  were  seriously  iiuprcesod  with  the 
great  truths  of  the  gospel,  and  came  forward  for 
prayer,    /-u.;^  -.i  »•>-•-- 

FEBRtJARY  2.  Preached  in  the  forenoon  at  a 
private  house  to  a  crowdeiJ  audience.  Four  more  came 
forward  for  prayer,  and  many  others  were  deeply  af- 
ieoted.  Twenty'  persons  bore  testimony  to  the  truth, 
among  whom  was  heard  the  voice  of  the  «>nvert.  In 
the  evening  another  maaifcsted  a  resolution  to  serve 
the  Lord.  4  ?s  .sSV 

4'  February  3.  Delivered  a  discourse  at  ten  o'clock, 
from  tlie  wonls  of  the  Prophet  Amos :  "  Prepare  to 
meet  thy  God."  The  meeting  held  several  hours,  at- 
tended with  the  most  cheering  and  happy  i-esults. 
Two  manifested  their  desires  for  salvation,  and  in  tl»e  • 
evening  four  others  arose  for  prayer.  Twelve  have 
now  been  hopefully  converted,  some  of  whom  are 
heads  of  fuoiilies. 

~  Febhuary  4.  In  the  evening  preached  with  un- 
common good  liberty.  As  usual,  the  audience  was  large 
and  attentive.  When  the  invitation  was  extended, 
eleven  arose  in  the  midst  of  the  congregation  with 
bursta  of  grief,  feeling  the  weight  and  burden  of  sin. 
After  having  a  season  of  prayer,  a  number  of  them 
spoke  of  their  resolution  to  set  out  from  that  hoar  *o 
serve  the  Lord.  Two,  from  their  testimony,  had  once 
))een  professors  of  religion,  but  had  wofully  bat^slid- 


RETAH   HIBBARD  BARBETT.  iHil 

den.  They  made  confeasions,  asking  the  forgiveneaa 
of  friends  and  neighbors,  hoping  to  obtoin  forgivenesa 
of  God. 

j^v;  February  5.  At  ten,  met  in  prayer-meeting,  which 
was  very  fully  attended.  About  forty,  including  con- 
verts, improved  by  way  of  exhortation.  A  young  lady 
publicly  requested  prayers,  after  which  she  soon  found 
peace,  and  rejoiced  in  the  liberty  of  the  gospel.  Dur- 
ing the  exeraises,  sobs  and  tears  were  heard  and  seen 
ir  different  parts  of  the  audience.  Six,  in  this  meet- 
ing, professed  to  be  converted.  In  the  evening  meet- 
ic/S.  a  gentleman,  aged  forty,  arose  near  the  close  of 
service,  stated  that  he  \m\  long  been  an  unbeliever  in 
Christianity,  fearing  neither  God  nor  man.  But  rfr- 
cently  he  had  been  awakened  in  a  striking  and  pe- 
culiar manner,  to  see  his  lost  condition ;  that  he  had 
become  convinced  of  the  reality  of  religion  ;  and  that 
he  had,  by  divine  assistance,  formed  a  resolution  to  be- 
come a  Christian.  This  disclosure,  so  unexpected, 
greatly  surprised  every  person ;  for  he  was  looked  uiwn 
as  the  last  one  to  embrace  the  gospel.  •    .  tj.;  r'l 

February  6.  We  held  a  meeting  at  the  usual 
hour.  After  sermon,  repaired  to  J'e  water,  where 
eighteen,  upon  profession  of  thwr  faith  in  Christ,  were 
baptized  in  the  presence  of  hundreds  of  spectators. 
These  were  mostly  young  ladies  and  gentlemen,— 
those  who  had  formerly  sought  for  happiness  in  the 
gayeties  and  pleasures  of  the  world.  But  now  their 
unanimous  testimony  was,  tliat  they  had,  during  the 
brief  period  of  their  religious  course,  enjoyed  more 
happiness  than  in  all  the  pleasures  of  the  world  com- 
bined.    Preached  in  the  evening  to  a  very  large  cor- 


126 


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1,|.> 


course,  and  hud  the  pleasure  of  seeing  a  few  more  come 
out  on  the  lord's  side. 

Februarv  7.  We  held  the  meeting  at  a  private 
house,  where  some  found  peace  in  believing.  At  the 
close,  four  were  baptized,  afler  which  a  ring  was  formed 
at  the  water-side,  including  about  one  hundred, — all 
professors  of  religion.  A  parting  hymn  was  then 
sung,  which  rendered  the  scene  impressive. 

February  8.  Was  left  alone  to  conduct  the  serv- 
ice. Although  the  day  was  cold  and  wintry,  the 
houf'"»  was  nearly  or  quite  filled.  One  and  a  half 
hours  were  spent  in  prayer,  a  considerable  number  of 
the  brethren  participating  in  the  exercises.  After  this, 
preached  one  hour,  and  gave  opportunity  for  exhor- 
tations. Old  and  young  spoke,  converts  rejoiced,  and 
saints  praised  the  Lord.  The  meeting  held  four  hours, 
disr:::^  which  many  derived  a  blessing  in  the  perform- 
ance of  Christian  duties. 

V  February  14.  Brother  Haning  having  returned, 
we  commenced  a  protracted  meeting  in  the  village  of 
Rutland,  three  miles  from  the  vicinity  of  the  late  re- 
vival. The  service  began  at  two  o'clock,  under  some- 
what favorable  circumstances.  A  discourse  was  de- 
livered, and  then  an  opportunity  given  for  the  breth- 
ren to  improve.  Aft«r  the  latter  exercise  had  been 
continued  for  some  time,  a  backslider,  formerly  a 
church  member,  but  who  had  for  some  yeai-s  dis- 
honored his  profession  by  a  disorderly  walk,  volunta- 
rily arose,  made  a  humble  confession,  and  expressed 
his  dfetermination  to  henceforth  live  a  Christian  life. 
He  further  stated  that  he  had,  as  he  trusted,  obtained 
forgiveness  for  past  offenses,  and  that  he  would  now 


BELAH   UIBBARD   BARRETT. 


127 


esteem  it  a  privilege  to  again  return  to  the  boeom  of  the 
church,  which  he,  in  his  more  unworthy  moments,  had 
forsaken.  The  church,  having  confidence  in  his 
honesty  of  purjKiso,  welcomed  him  to  its  privileges 
and  immunities.  Next  arose  a  young  gentleman,  who 
had  been  an  advocate  of  Universalism,  and  weeping!/ 
confessed  himself  a  sinner,  aeclaring  his  intentions  to 
reform.  This  greatly  added  to  the  interest  of  the  meet- 
ing, causing  the  heart  of  every  Christian  to  throb  with 
emotions  of  gratitude. 

'  February  15.  The  audience,  was  large,  com{)osed 
of  diiferent  <ienominations.  At  tli«  close  of  service,  a 
public  invitation  was  extended  to  the  unconverted  to 
manifest  their  desires  for  salvation.  The  young  man 
mentioned  yesterday,  arose  again,  repeating  his  desires. 
This,  on  his  part,  required  njuch  moral  courage,  as 
nearly  all  of  the  people  of  the  village  and  vicinity 
were  present,  from  whom  he  must  expect  the  finger  of 
scorn.  ^; 

February  16.  Held  an  evening  meeting,  which 
was  also  very  fully  attended.  A  number  felt  the  spirit 
of  opposition  rankling  in  their  bosoms.  By  their 
manifest  uneasiness,  it  was  apparent  that  they  were 
not  pleased  with  the  discourse,  and  they  went  away 
complaining.  The  people  of  Got!  paid  no  attention  to 
their  complaints,  feeling  resolved  to  do  their  duty,  and^ 
leave  the  event  to  God. 

February  17.  Met  at  ten,  and  found  the  religious 
interest  increasing.  After  an  appropriate  discourse,  a 
number  bore  public  testimony.  Another  backslider 
confessed  his  wanderings.  Two  others  also  declareti 
what  Goil  had  done  for  them,  that  their  souls  had  been 


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8tt  at  liberty,  and  that  they  oould  rejoice  in  hope  of  a 
gloriouH  immortality  beyond  the  grave.    The  evening 
meeting    was    uniwually    intererting.     The    pn^Kshed 
Word  Heemod  to  have  a  more  abiding  impression  upon 
the  itiipenitent,  which  was  evinoed  near  the  oloae  of 
meeting,  when  two  arom  for  prayer. 
.,  Fkuruaby    18.     Held   a   morning  meeting  wht<^ 
wttH  attended  with  the  divine  blessing.    As  usuhI,  ailer^ 
the  discourse,  the  brethren  were  invited  to  imprws  ' ' 
their  gifts.     A   number  availed   themselves    of  thi»  r 
privilege,  and  found  a  blessing  by  so  doing.     Ma  ly 
were  deeply  affected,  while  the  importantuclaims  of  re-' 
ligiou  were  enforced.    Two,  for  the  firet  time  in  public, 
sjwke  of  their  desires  for  religion,  soliciting  prayer  in 
their  behalf.    At  the  evening  meeting  the  prospect  ap- 
peared more  flattering  than  ever.    The  audience  wa»  \ 
large,  the  attention  good,  and  the  opposition  less.    The. 
word  of  divine  truth  appeared  to  be  better  receive<l,l, 
and  to  have  its  desired  effects.     Two  professed  to  b« 
converted,    and    were   received    for    baptism.     Sonje, 
under  the  api)earance  of  the  deepest    penitence,  ex- 
j>ria8ed   their  determinations  to  seek   and  serve  tiie 
Lord. 

^  Febbuaky  19.  Found  the  weather  stormy,  yet  the 
ten-o'clock  meeting  was  well  attended.  After  sermon, 
had  a  season  of  prayer,  and  then  gave  liberty  to  God'g 
people  to  speak,  which  was  a  profitable  season.  Four, 
in  the  bloom  of  youth,  gave  hopeful  evidence  of  con- 
version. The  impenitent  were  deeply  affected,  and 
wept  profusely.  Some,  however,  endeavored  to  con- 
ceal their  feelings,  yet  at  times  were  compelled  to  give 
full  expression  to  their  emotions  in  sighs  and  tears. 


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nei.au  hibbari)  BA«iusrr. 

After  contiiuiing'the  exercUes  of  womlifp  for  several 
hours,  the  asHei.  biy  repaired  to  the  adjuiuing  stream, 
aud  seven  eouverts  were  baptized,  and  joined  the 
church.  This,  it  may  well  be  supposed,  was  a  happy 
Bcene.  The  candidates  were  all  young  people,  com- 
mencing life  with  the  most  cheering  prospects.  The 
evening  meeting  was  not  so  well  attended,  on  acooun. 
of  the  continued  inclemency  of  the  weather;  but 
candid  attention  was  paid  to  the  Word,  while  many 
■eemed  to  feel  the  importance  of  religion's  vast  con- 
cerns. 

Fkbkuaby  20.  We  conducted  the  exercises  as 
usual.  The  voices  of  old  profeanors  and  young  converts 
mingled  together  in  speaking  of  the  goodness  of  Got!, 
■nd  in  expressing  gratitude  to  him  for  the  signal  dis- 
.  plays  of  his  power  in  converting  sinners.  So  great  was 
the  interest  of  the  meeting  that  it  lasted  for  several 
hours  without  api^rent  weariness  to  the  audience. 
One  publidy  expressetl  a  determination  to  start  anew 
in  the  cause,  and  another  arose  for  prayer.  Nothing 
uncommon  transpired  in  the  evening  meeting. 

February  21.  Removed  the  meeting  from  the 
village  for  the  present  day  and  evening.  Two  meet- 
ings were  held,  which  resulted  in  reviving  saints  and 
in  awakening  sinners.  Two  persons,  past  the  middle 
age  of  life,  renewed  the  solemn  vows  made  in  youtli^ 
and  confessed  their  backslidings.  Four  others,  in  the 
vigor  of  youth,  also  signified  their  intentions,  by  rising 
in  the  congregation,  to  embrace  the  gospel. 

February  22.  In  the  evening  we  resumed  1;he 
meeting  at  the  village.  It  being  the  Sabbath,  the  us- 
sembly  was  very  large,  and  for  want  of  room  maiay 


130 


AimdlUKlHAPHY   or 


Bl'i 


wore  oblij^fd  to  Icsive.  Nothing  siKt-iul  «Kcurreil,  cx- 
ci'pt  tlio  vfiy  txcollt;iit  utteutioii  given  to  tlie  wtrnion. 
An  invitation,  u«  unnul,  wua  given  to  the  anxionn. 
TliongU  nmuboM  were  truly  affectwl  with  u  view  of 
their  condition,  yet  tho  fear  of  man,  i>r  Boniethiiig  else, 
preventetl  tlicni  from  coming  to  a  final  (leeihion.  Not 
evei*  one  pulilicly  expressed  a  deeiro  to  forsake  the 
ways  of  sin  and  return  to  G<h1.  Yet,  this  did  not,  by 
any  nieauM,  discourage  us  in  the  continuation  of  our 
eftbrts.  Api>uiutlll«uta  were  given  out  us  usual  for  the 
next  day.         -'■''■^■^  «i»**  ■ 

Fkbruary  23.  Met  at  the  usual  hour,  but  found 
but  few  in  attendance.  The  blessing  of  hej'ven,  hov''- 
ever,  attendetl  "the  meeting.  One  arose  for  prayer, 
another  united  with  the  church,  and  another  declareil 
hi»  n'solutions.  The  latter,  in  early  youth,  had 
witnessed  a  goo<l  profession,  but  had  dejMirted  from  the 
holy  (jt)njnmndmt;nt  delivered  unto  hirn.  He  exceed- 
ingly regretted  his  past  course,  but  was  now  finally  re- 
solved U)  reform.  This  was  a  matter  of  joy  to  his 
friends,  as  he  exerted  much  influencf;  in  the  circle  of 
his  youthful  acquaintance.  In  the  evening  the  audi- 
ence incroa«e<L  The  topic  of  discourse  was  Moses'  re- 
nunciation and  choice.  At  the  close,  four  youths  pub- 
licly manifested  their  resolutions  to  renounce  the 
4)lca8ure8  of  sin,  and  follow  the  example  of  hun  whose 
illustrious  character  had  just  been  jvrtrayed  to  view. 
One  of  these  had  long  bee.?  convint^xl  had  frequently 
wept  in  the  public  assembly,  but  lu't,  until  this  even- 
ing, shown  no  further  indications  of  |)enitence.  But 
uow  a  deolsiou  was  made  for  the  first  time.     Oue  pro- 


SKi.Aii  HinnAno  «ARBi:rr. 


131 


reil,  fx- 

aiixioiiH. 
view  of 
iiig  cIhc, 
n.  Not 
take  the 
not,  by 
J  of  our 
1  for  the 

It  found 
;n,  hov*'- 

prayer, 
declurutt 
th,  hud 
I'rorii  the 

t'xceed- 
iiully  re- 
y  to  Ilia 
circle  of 
he  audi- 
[oses 

iths  pub- ;< 
inoe    tlie 
rn  whose 
to  view,  * 
■equcntly 


us  even- 
ce.  But 
Due  pro- 


fewMtl  conversion,  and  the  meeting  closed  with  more 
cnoouriigiiig  proxja-cta. 

FemtUAiiY  24.  Ilud  two  meetingH,  and,  as  ono 
year  ago,  eiidoavorocJ  to  preach,  thin  day  completing 
tliirty-rive  years  of  my  life,  I  was  then,  aH  now, 
lalwring  in  a  revival.  Should  my  life  be  simred 
another  year,  may  I  see  more  of  the  displays  of  God's 
saving  jjower!  This  day  and  evening,  lour  young 
l)eoplo  profes8(Hl  to  be  converted. 

Fkbuuauv  25.  Held  one  meeting,  during  which 
the  deepest  interest  was  apparent.  At  the  close  re- 
paired to  the  water-side,  where  five  went  forward  in 
the  ordinance  of  baptism.  Many  tears  fell  from  the 
eyes  of  Bi)ectutors,  while  witnessing  the  performance 
of  this  solemn  rite,  and  seeing  the  calmness  and  de* 
cision  of  the  candidates.  .  '..'■«.■  ftjB' 

Majich  1.  Preached  at  the  usual  place  of  worship 
to  a  good  audience.  My  brother  in  the  ministry  had 
again  left  to  fulfill  other  engagements,  and  hence  the 
whole  responsibility  of  conducting  the  service  de-  » 
volved  upon  me.  Such  was  the  faithfulness  and  bold* 
nesa  of  the  young  professors,  that  a  number  bore  pub- 
lic testimony,  which  hud  a  gootl  effect  upon  tlio  as- 
sembly. J 

March  8.  Delivered  a  discourse  on  Christian 
watchfulness,  to  a  large  congregation,  where  the  first 
awakening  commenced.  In  the  afternoon  preached  in 
the  village,  from  Hebrews  x,  26,  on  the  importance  of 
public  worship.  Several  accompanied  me  from  the 
first  to  the  second  meeting,  so  tiiat"  a  large  portion  of 
th©  audience  were  oonverta.    It  was  soul-cheering  to 


I! 


t  ieAUTOniOGRAl'HY  OF 


see  the  interest  they  took  in  assembling  together  f<? 
divine  worslnp. 

ift  March  14.  Spoke  in  the  vicinity  of  the  last  re- 
vival. Moat  of  the  assembly  were  professors,  happily 
engaged  in  the  cause  of  the  Redeemer.  They  spoke 
freely  of  their  enjoyments,  and  were  resolved,  by 
assisting  grace,  to  i>er8«!vere  unto  the  end.  Sinners  are 
still  inquiring  what  they  shall  do  to  be  saved.  A 
young  man  of  talent  and  influence  was  received  into 
church  fellowship. 

March  15.  Attended  meeting  at  the  same  place, 
where  a  large  congregation  assembled.  Indications  of 
good  are  still  visiblo.  Two  made  a  public  profession, 
were  baptized,  and  joined  the  church.  The  work  of 
revival  seems  to  be  increasing  and  spreading ;  and,  in 
an  adjoining  town,  quit?  a  number  have  been  hope- 
fully converted.  Among  the  number  is  a  man  nearly 
seventy  years  of  age.  He  still  retains  the  vigor  of 
manhood,  and  is  very  zealous  in  the  cause  in  which  he 
has  enlisted,  striving  to  redeem  the  time  that  has  ran 
to  waste.  . 


CHAPTER    XXVII. 


TRAVELS   IN   OHIO   AND   KKNTUCKY. 

March  16,  1857.  Capifi  to  Pomeroy,  and  learned 
that  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  had,  for  n  month 
or  two  past,  eiijoye<l  a  glorious  revival.  For  several 
weeks  meetings  had  been  held  every  evening.     From 


PELAH    HIBBARD  BARBETT. 


133 


ling  together  tcae 

y  of  the  last  re- 
rofeseors,  happily 
er.  They  spoke 
are  resolved,  by 
ind.  Sinners  are 
to  be  saved.  A 
vas  received  into 

t  the  same  place, 
.  Indications  of 
jublic  profession, 
^.  The  work  of 
treading;  and,  in 
have  been  hope- 
'  is  a  man  nearly 
ins  the  vigor  of 
ause  in  which  he 
ime  that  has  run 


II. 

NTUCKY. 

eroy,  and  learned 
had,  for  n  month 

val.  For  several 
evening.     From 


seventy  to  one  hundred,  I  wa«  informed,  had  been 
added  to  the  society. 

March  17.  Embarked  on  the  steamer  "  Boston  " 
and  found  it  crowde<l  with  passengers,  nyiny  of  whom 
were  engaged  in  drinking  and  gambling.  How  un- 
becoming the  character  of  intelligent,  aocountable 
beings!  ;    ♦         ,   ,.>    >, 

March  18.  Reached  Cincinnati.  In  the  evening 
there  was  quite  a  large  meeting  of  the  citizens  held  at 
the  Metropolitan  Hall,  north-east  corner  of  Walnut 
and  Ninth  streets,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  a  tribute 
of  refipect  to  the  memory  of  a  distinguished  Member 
of  Congress.  Several  speeches  were  made,  appropriate 
resolutions  passed,  and  the  public  officers  of  the  city 
invited  to  attend  the  funeral. 

March  19.    Spent  this  day  also  in  the  city,  but 
kft  in  the  evening.     At  three  o'clock,  the  Pine  and  . 
Harrison  troupe  give  a  concert  free  to  the  pupils  of 
the  public  schools.     Nearly  every  seat  was  occupied,  ' 
and  the  performance  was  successful.     They  have  con-^ 
eluded  to.  give  two  more  concerts  befc^  their  final  de- 
parture to  Europe. 

"i  March  20.     Was  confined  nearly  the  whole  day  to 
my  berth,  this  being  my  first  attack  of  illness  on  a 
boat.     However,  by   the   timely   use  of  medicine,  I' 
began  toward  night  to  recover, 

%•  March  21.  Arrived  at  Middleport  early  in  the 
morning.  Proceeding  to  Rutland,  attended  a  meeting 
in  the  afternoon,  and  spoke  to  a  large  assembly.  A 
good  state  of  feeling  was  manifested  by  the  brethren, 
who  seemed  to  be  striving  to  enter  the  strait  gate. 
March   29.    Preached   to   a  small  congregation, 


JU 


134 


Efjt^UTOBIOORAPHY  OP  tis 


after  which  several  spoke.    The  converts  appeared  to 
be  faitlifui,  ever  ready  to  obey  their  Lord  and  Master. 

Ai'RiL  5.  Attended  Quarterly  Meeting  in  Cheshire, 
and  8|M)ke  ouce.  Two  or  three  churches  reportetl  re- 
vivals. Since  the  last  term,  a  new  church,  consisting 
of  twenty-five  members,  had  been  organized.  It  was 
received  into  the  Quarterly  M'ecting.  They  now  eon- 
template  building  a  house  of  worship,  and  sustaining 
a  minister. 

Apbil  11.  Spoke  in  Rutland,  'and  was  rejoiced  to 
see  the  cause  prospering.  One  testified  to  God's  power 
in  the  forgiveness  of  sins,  and  was  received  by  the 
cliuroh  a.s  a  candidate  for  baptism. 

June  3.  Attended  the  funeral  of  a  Mr.  Black,  a 
resident  of  Rutland,  aged  thirty-two.  The  circum- 
stances connected  with  his  death  are  of  a  melancholy 
nature.  He  left  his  house,  with  a  gun,  under  pretext 
of  shooting  game.  Not  returning  at  night,  search  was 
made  next  morning,  when  his  body  was  found  lying  in 
the  orchard,  a  few  rods  from  his  own  door.  From  the 
wouud,  it  appears  that  the  gun  was  discharged  while 
resting  his  chin  on  the  muzzle,  the  contents  entering 
under  the  chin,  and  lodging  in  the  brain.  A  very 
large  company  attended  the  funeral,  and  the  solemnity 
yf  the  scene  was  such  as  can  not  be  described. 

June  5-8.  Was  present  at  the  sumhier  session  of 
Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting,  during  which  nine  met.aigs 
of  public  worship  were  held.  There  were  present 
eight  ministers,  who,  with  energy  and  power,  dis- 
pensed the  word  of  life.  On  the  Sabbath  the  con- 
gregation was  largo,  numbering  many  hundreds,  who 
listened  with  becoming  reverence  and  attention.     The 


ippeared  to 
nd  Master, 
n  Cheshire, 
eportetl  re- 
,  consisting 
<1.  It  was 
f  now  eon- 
sustaining 

rejoiced  to 
iod's  power 
red  by  the 

r.  Black,  a 
be  circuin- 
iielancholy 
ler  pretext 
searcli  was 
ad  lying  in 
From  the 
rged  while 
ts  entering 
•  A  very 
I  solemnity 
1. 

session  of 
le  mef.aigs 
re  present 
lower,  dis- 
»  the  con- 
reds,  who 
:io».     The 


SELAH   HIBBARD    BARBETT.  136 

la«t  day   «f  the   meeting  was  especially  interesting. 

Several    who   had    been    silent   spectators,  could    no 

longer  restrain  their  feelings,  and  siM,ke  of  their  pro^ 

pects  of  a  better  world.  *  ,   , 

July  4.     Was  employed  in  writing  for  the  Freemtt 

Bapttst  QmrUrly,  published  once  in  three  months  by 

an  Association.     Several  ^lebrations,  commemorative 

of  the  day,  were  held  in  different  narta  of  the  county. 

which  were  well  attended. 

.,  July  5.  Preached,  though  stilJ  suffering  from  im- 
P«'  health,  and  returned  much  exhausted.  Under 
•.  -ent  pressure  of  bodily  infirmities,  I  feel  thnt 
my  ministerial  labors  must-8o<.n  close.  Yet  I  think 
duty  requires  me  to  use  every  ex^dient  possible  for  ' 
tl.e  re..orat,on  of  health,  in  order  to  accomplish  the 
great  work  m  which  I  am  engaged.  ^      ju  '.'.:■■;. 

July  11,  Met  a  congregation,  to  whom  I  delivered 
a  short  raes.sage  upon  the  duties  connected  with  the 
Chns^an  profession.  About  thirty  persons  gave  iu 
their  Christian  ex,K>rienoe,  which  rendered  the  meeting 
more  than  ordinarily  interesting.  An  old  lady  ex- 
pressed a  deep  solicitude  for  her  son,  lying  dangerously 
il,  requesting  the  prayers  of  the  church  in  his  behalf 

but,  like  too    .  u,v  young  men,  he  had  not  sufficien 
decision  to  b  *  <  ;  ,   to  his  profession.     The  ag;:ny  of      - 
^bia  hea.t-s.r,CK:..r    -.nt,  in  view  of  his  d^lorable 
|.  condition,  was  sue  .,  to  awaken  Christian  sympathy 
m  all  who  can  feel  for  others' sorrows 

August  2.  Preached  from  Hebrews  x,  23:  "Let 
U8  hold  fast  the  profession  of  our  faith  without  waver- 
ing; for  he  IS  faithfol  that  promised."     In  the  after- 


■■ '';  ;.'"*^t?aEr'<fy?''-'-!^-'-!i  M-iWUVuxtmi'* 


A-UTOBIOORAPIIY   OF      »- 

noon  heard  another  brother  {u>each  in  the  same  place, 
after  wliioli  I  visited  tlie  sick.  Deprived,  as  the;  are 
of  sanctuary  privileges,  I  feel  that  my  wo-k  is  not 
fully  accomplished  unrd  these  parochial  visits  are 
made.      •  .■.:•'  -h^.  wfj^  um  #t 

August  9.  Being  a  delegate,  went  to  Albany,  six- 
teen miles  distant,  to  attend  the  Ohio  River  Yearly 
Metiing.  It  was  held  in  the  new  and  commodious 
church,  just  oo  '  -k*  in  time  to  convene  this  annual 
convocation.     \vi  : w  exceptions,  the  busings  was 

transacted  in  much  ,  niony,  and  appropriate  resolu- 
tions passed  upon  the  vario;is  reforms  of  the  day. 
The  subject  of  home  missions  was  ably  discussed,  and 
a  missionary  or  two  appointed  to  enter  the  field  of 
labor. 

August  10.  At  an  early  hour  a  large  collection  of 
people  assembled,  eager  to  hear  the  word  of  life. 
Two  osllections  for  benevolent  puri)oses  were  taken, 
the  latter  amounting  to  two  hundred  dollars  or  more. 
This  evening  a  glorious  revival  commenced,  during 
which  nearly  a  hundred  professed  religion.  Among 
tlie  subjects  of  the  work,  were  one  of  the  professors 
and  twenty-five  or  thirty  of  the  students  of  the  scho jI. 
Was  informed  that  less  than  two  years  since,  several 
non-professors,  a  part  of  whom  pretended  to  skepticism, 
determined  upon  having  a  meeting  to  suit  their  own 
fancy,  and  acowdingly  invited  several  ministers  to 
participate.  The  meeting  was  commenced,  and  re- 
sulted in  the  conversion  of  a  good  part  of  the  com- 
pany who  originated  the  enterprise  and  in  the  organi- 
sation of  a  church  of  nearly  twenty  members.  The 
little  church  now  numbera  about  seventy-five,  with 


8ELAH   HIBBAtiD  BARRETT. 


IWf 


a   meeting-house   almost   free   from   debt,   and   with 
strengtli  enffieient  to  be  self-supporting. 

Adgust  30.  Preaohed  in  Kutland  from  Luke  xvi 
31 :  "And  he  srid  unto  him,  If  they  hear  uot  Moses 
and  the  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  persuaded, 
though  one  rose  from  the  dead."  Labored  to  show 
that  if  the  Scriptures  and  the  ordinary  means  of  grace 
tail  to  ewaken  men,  a  messenger  from  the  dead  would 
even  fail  to  perform  the  desired  work.  As  examples, 
alludcHl  to  the  centurion's  daughter,  the  widow's  son 
Liizarus,  and  Christ's  resurrection,  showing  the  little 
effect  produced  upon  the  incredulou».multitude,  who 
were  eye-witnesses  to  these  solemn  and  extraordinary 
events.  u. 

Skptember  4.  Attended  Quarterly  Meeting  in 
Salisbury,  and  preached  in  the  evening  to  a  good  con- 
gregation,  consisting  mostly  of  professors.  Here  I 
.abored  in  former  years,  and  here  I  received  ordina- 
tion. During  the  past  season  a  revival  was  enjoyed 
including  among  its  subjects  persons  of  influence 

September  6.  Participated  in  the  business  of 
confei-euee,  and  was  happy  to  see  some  long  standing 
difficulties  in  the  church  amicably  settled.  One 
brother,  of  acceptable  gifts,  was  licensed  to  preach. 
Ihe  meetings  of  worship  were  conducted  in  the  usual 
manner.  Good  was  done,  and  a  few,  it  is  hoped, 
added  to  the  Lord.  f 

Seivtember  7.  Left  home  on  a  tour  to  the  State  of 
Kentucky.  Proceeded  to  a  village  on  the  bank  of  the 
Ohio  and  stopped  at  a  hotel,  the  proprietors  of  which 
are  Welsh,  belonging  to  the  Calvinistic  Methodists, 
ihe  journey,  though  short,  was  attended  with  much 


yTT 


138 


AUTOBIOOBAPHY  OF 


fatigue.  Did  not  call  a  meeting,  being  unable  to 
preach;  yet  the  time  was  not  wholly  uuimproved, 
having  opportunity  of  conversing  fireely  upon  religious 

topics.  -Sftfi    ;■• 

Seffember  8.  Was  compelled  to  wait  the  whole 
day  for  a  boat,  the  river  being  very  low,  a»  it  usiuiUy 
is  iit  this  season  of  the  year.  Finally,  at  night,  a  boat 
made  its  appearance,  called  "  Economy,"  upon  which 
I  embarked.  This  boat  is  very  appropriately  named, 
as  the  most  rigid  economy,  even  to  parsimoniousuess, 
was  observable  in  every  thing  appertaining  to  it. 
It  had  fortunately  succeetled  in  making  its  way 
down  from  Pittsburgh,  taking  passengers  from  boats 
aground,  until  it  was  crowded.  Some  of  the  nuntber 
were  slave-holders  from  the  State  of  Mississippi,  ac- 
couijanied  by  their  servants.  But  it  is  just  to  add, 
what  is  seldom  witnessed  on  a  boat, — no  gambling,  no 
drinking,  no  profanity. 

Septembek  9.  Distributed  books  among  the  pas- 
sengers, which  were  read  with  ap{)arent  interest. 
Also,  used  other  efforts  for  the  beuetit  of  those  with 
whom  I,  for  the  time  being,  stood  associated^  Witli- 
out  any  special  detention,  reached  in  safety,  at  a  late 
liour  of  the  night,  the  **  Queen  City."  %,,  ,,,4; 
fs  SEFrEMBER  10.  Was  actively  employed  the  whole 
day  in  distributing  books,  and  in  visiting  the  most  im- 
portant parts  of  the  city.  In  the  evening  I  designed 
to  attend  a  meeting  of  worship;  but,  after  much 
inquiry  and  diligent  search,  could  find  none.  At  the 
same  time  pleasure-seekers  could  look  around,  and  be 
at  no  loss  to  find  places  of  amusement  suited  to  their 
tastes  aud  inciiu^tipns.     The  house  of  the  living  God, 


■■tfiWil!>*»HWiii    i'>ii|J»>'l»i    .i'    ^-IJiW- 


■  -n 


SELAH   HIBBARD  BARHETT. 


139 


unable  to 
iiitnproved, 
>Q  religious 

r  the  whole 
i  it  usiuiUy 
ight,  a  boat 
ipun  which 
ely  named, 
ouiousuess, 
ting  to  it. 
g  its  way 
from  bouts 
he  number 
issippi,  ac- 
ust  to  add, 
imbling,  no 

tig  the  pus- 
tt  iutereHt. 
those  with 
wl^  With- 
y,  at  a  late 

]  the  whole 
iie  most  im- 
I  desigued 
atter  muoli 
lie.  At  the 
iud,  and  be 
ted  to  their 
living  God, 


•hoiild  iMwwess  at  least  as  many  utti-actions  as  the 
theater,  kindly  extending  to  the  way-worn  tmveler 
the  welcome  invitation,  "  Come  up  to  the  house  of 
prayer." 

September  11.    Crossing  the  Ohio,  spent  a  few 
hours  in   Covington,  Kentucky.     Here  are  about  a 
dozen  evangelical  churd.es,— all  of  which  had,  the  lust 
year,  enjoyed  protracted  and  genuine  Revivals.     The 
whole  city  seemed  to  be  aroused,  and  brought  to  give 
tittention    to   the   great  subject  of   religion.     Almost 
every  man  was  approachable  for  private  conversation 
in   reference  to   his  own  spiritual  interest.     In  this 
place  there  are  no  great  and  prominent  literary  insti- 
tutions.    There   are,   however,   several   schools,   both 
male  and  female,  and  an  excellent  system  of  public 
schools,  connected  with  which  is  a  high  school  that  is 
doing  good  service.     -*!■  *^ 

Leaving  Covington  at  two  o'clock,  on  the  Kefitucky 
Central  Railway,  arrived  at  night  in  Lexington,  the 
fii-st  settled  town  in  Kentucky,  and  formerly  the  State 
capital.     It   is  one   hundred   miles   from  Cincinnati. 
The  principal  towns  passed  on  the  way  are  Falmouth 
Cynthiana,  and  Paris,— all  of  which  are  ounty  seats^ 
averaging    about    one    thousand    inhabitants    each. 
These  villages,  as  was  subseq.iently  learned,  contained 
several  religious  societies;  but  no  revivals  had  been 
recently  enj(»yed,  and  consequently  the  accessions  were 
comparatively  small.     In    Lexington,  containing  ten 
thousand  inhabitants,  there  are  eleven  ehurclus,  includ- 
ing four  colored  oties,  the  latter  being  compose«l  princi- 
pally  of  slaves.     Among  all  these  churches  there  ha<}  . 
beeu  no  revivals,  save  in  one  of  the  Methodist  societies. 


140 


♦->      AtTTOBIOOnAPHY  OF     1 


H 


September  12.  S{)ent  the  iurenoon  in  visiting 
several  places  of  public  interest.  The  first  was  a  call 
at  Ash  land,  the  late  residence  of  that  world-renowned 
man, — Henrv  Clay.  The  estate,  consisting  of 
al)out  six  hundred  acres,  is  situated  one  and  a  half 
miles  from  the  city,  surrounded  by  a  large  level  tract 
of  country,  in  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  The  build" 
ings  are  well  constructed,  the  walks  tastefully  ar- 
ranged, and  tite  shrubbery  judiciously  selected.  The 
homestead  is  occupied  by  a  son  of  the  illustrious 
orator, — James  B.  Clay.  Next  stopped  at  the  seat  of 
Hon.  John  C.  Breckinridge,  Vice-President  of  the 
United  States,  who  is  now  enjoying  the  quiet  of  home. 
Proceeded  next  to  the  Lexington  Cemetery,  containing 
forty  acres,  in  an  oblong  form,  adorned  with  shrub- 
bery. Upon  an  eminence  the  jieople  of  Kentucky 
have  commenced  erecting  a  monument  of  Kentucky 
marbit,  of  beautiful  design,  to  the  memory  of  Henry 
Clay.  The  site  is  handsome,  with  an  area  of  half  an 
acre,  circular  in  form.  The  corner-stone  was  laid  on 
the  4th  of  July  last,  with  imposing  ceremonies.  Its  base 
is  forty  feet  square,  and  its  height  is  to  be  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  feet.  Mr.  Clay  is  interred  a  short 
distance  from  the  monument,  and  at  present  there  is 
nothing  to  point  the  stranger  to  his  grave,  except  a 
mound,  covered  with  turf  and  grass.  While  standing 
beside  the  grave,  in  silent  reflection,  I  mentally  ex- 
claimed in  the  language  of  another  dying  statesman, 
"  This  is  the  last  of  earth !  "  Yes,  man  with  all  hia 
aspirations  for  earthly  glory  and  worldly  honors,  must 
die.  But  io  the  Christian  there  is  a  glorious  and  blest 
immortality  beyond  the  grave.     Visiting  the  grounds 


:^t:_ 


111 


ti    visiting 
was  a  cull 
■renowned 
isting    of 
9d  a  half 
level  tract 
rhe  build- 
BfuUy  ar- 
ted.    The 
illuatrioua 
le  neat  of 
)t  of  the 
of  home, 
containing 
th  shnib~ 
ECentuoky 
Kentucky 
of  Henry 
f  half  an 
ts  laid  on 
Its  base 
I  hundred 
I  a  short 
;  there  is 
except  a 
standing 
tally  ex- 
tateHUian, 
h  all  his 
ivs,  must 
nnd  blest 
grounds 


SEI^H   IIIBBARD  BARRETT. 


Ill 


^  of  the  Transylvania  University,  I  completed  my  cir- 
,cu.t«.u«  route  about  the  city  and  its  suburbs,  highly 
pJcusted  and  |»rofitubly  entertained. 

Skptembkr   13.     Having  returned   to  Cincinnati 
the  preceding  evening,  resolved  to  spend  the  day,  it 
being  the  Sabbath,  in  attending  meetings  at  different 
churdies  in  the  city.     Partly  from  curiosity  was  in- 
duced to  attend  service  in  the  morning  at  St.  Peter's 
Cathedral,  with  the  expectation  of  hearing  Arehbishop 
Purt^ll,  a  staunch   defender  of  the  Roman   Catholic 
faith.     But   in    this  *I    was  disapjiointed.     The  dis- 
anirse  on   the  occasion   was  delivered  by  a  French 
priest,  who  spoke  fine  English.     It  was  a  flowery  piece 
of  declamation,  and  contained  some  good  moral  pre- 
cepts.    But   their  religious  cerenjonies,   which   were 
long  end  tedious,  appearetl  more  like  8olen»n  mockery 
than  the  true  worship  of  God.     Next  attended  service, 
at  the  Sixth-street  Associated  Reformed  Presbyteiinn 
Church,  at  which  the  Ilev.  Mr.  Archibald  officialwl. 
He    spoke    exten.poraneously    with    much    zeal    and 
energy.     I„  the  evening  heard  the  Rev.  W.  M.  Stx)tt 
pastor  of  the  Seventh  Presbyterian  Church,  Broad- 
way, between  Fourth  and  Fifth. 
?-  September   14.     Visited   Fifth   Street,   where  I»« 
spent  most  of  the   forenoon.     In   the   afternoon   rei 
turned  to  Main  Street,  and  spent  several  hours  in  fur- 
nishing communications  for  the  press.     In  the  evening 
attended  an  entertaining  concert. 
^  SEn-KMBER  16.     Attended  the  Agricultural  State 
Fair,  held  a  short  distance  from  the  city,  where  were 
exhibited  some  of  the  best  productions  of  the  State, 
together  with  numerous  specimens  of  art  mechanismv ! 


II 

1 


Mii: 


,y     AUTOBIOOBAPHY   OP 


Amoug  other  dbtinguiHhcd  jicrsons  on  the  grounds, 
wurv  Sulmun  P.  C'liase,  Governor  of  Ohio,  and  CaHaius 
M.  Cluy  the  great  champion  of  Human  Freedom. 
The  enclosed  grounds  contained  tliirty-eight  acres,  and 
the  attendance  was  krge.  So  great  was  the  crowd  of 
visitors,  tiiat  many  found  it  extremely  difficult  to  ob- 
tain comfortable  and  deitent  lo<lgings. 

Septkmb£R  16.  Reached  home  lute  in  the  evening, 
having,  since  morning,  traveled  by  railroad  and  stage. 
But  instead  of  finding  my  friends  well,  I  was  called  to 
the  bedside  of  a  sick  mother,  who  for  some  time  did 
not  recognize  me.  Thus  I  find  this  a  world  of  toil 
and  suifering. 

OcxoBEB  4.  Preached  in  Rutland  from  Paul's 
address  to  Timothy :  "  War  a  good  warfare."  En- 
joyed gtHxl  lil)erty  in  speaking  from  these  words,  and 
trust  that  the  effort  was  not  useless.  The  members  of 
the  church,  from  their  public  testimony,  appeared  re- 
solved to  obey  the  injunction  of  the  text 

October  18.  Rode  to  Cheshire,  and  preached  for 
the  Second  Kyger  Church.  The  meeting  was  held  in 
the  new  meeting-house,  erected  upon  the  ruins  of  the 
old  one,  which  had  been  burned,  down  by  an  in- 
cendiary. This  was  the  second  meeting  held  in  the 
house  since  its  erection.  The  sacrifices  made  by  the 
church,  to  sustain  public  worship,  presents  au  example 
worthy  of  the  highest  commendation. 

November  1.  Preached  in  Rutland  with  a  good 
degree  of  freedom.  A  few  publicly  joined  in  the  de- 
votional exercises,  expressing  gratitude  to  God  for  his 
unparalleled  goodness  and  mercy.  Among  the  num- 
ber was  au  aged  veteran  of  the  cross,  tottering  upon 


^t5paw.)| 


SELAR   HIBBARD   BARRETT. 


143 


tlic  brink  of  the  grave,  but  whose  life  and  profcHnion 
have  inotit  harmoniously  oorre8|)onduil. 

December  6.  Rode  several  miles  to  my  ap|K)int- 
meut  through  a  storm  and  over  roads  almost  impaHS- 
able.  After  considerablp  exertion,  reache<l  the  place  in 
proper  time,  and  found  an  aged  gentleman,  the  only 
one,  in  a  thickly  settknl  neighborhood,  that  hud  vcn- 
turc<l  from  home.  Certainly  the  faith  of  audi  will 
not  remove  mountains. 

CHAPTER    XXVIII. 


^ 


JOURNEY  TO   INDIANA. 


<>1 


January  8,  1858.  Met  a  large  congregation,  to 
whom  I  preached.  Being  near  the  commencement  of 
another  year,  I  presented  some  motives  for  the  renewal 
of  Christian  faithfulness.  Indeed,  there  already  ap- 
pears to  be  a  general  awakening.  Meetings  are  oftener 
held,  and  better  attended  than  for  many  months  past, 
which  is  a  matter  of  much  encouragement.  A  revival 
spirit  is  visibly  manifested,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  day 
is  not  distant  when  many  will  be  brought  to  Christ.   >,  ~ 

January  11.  Attended  the  funeral  of  a  gentleman 
in  the  eighty-second  year  of  his  ago,  who  died  without 
a  moment's  warning  to  himself  or  family.  In  early 
life  he  followed  the  sea,  became  master  of  a  ship,  and 
visited  conspicuous  ports  on  both  continents.  By  re- 
quest furnished  for  publication  an  obituary. 

March  2.  Called  at  the  residence  of  a  middle- 
aged  man,  who,  aft^r  a  lingering  illness  of  six  years, 
had  died.     During  this  period  he  had  applied,  far  and 


141 


1   ArTomwmAi'iiY  ov 


ncnr,  to  the  miMt  xkillftil  physioianii,  but  in  vain. 
Tf>t)iinh  at  first  cxowKlingly  niixiniiM  to  recover,  yot  lie 
tiianifeHt«Hl  tlirougli  his  whole  sioknoHH  little  Molicitude 
for  hi«  apirituiil  welfare,  and  even  ob)i<ctcil  to  having  a 
funeral  diMcoiinM!  delivered  on  the  ocaittitm  of  his  death. 
At  the  ap|M)inte<l  hour  for  hia  interment,  nearly  the 
whole  neighborhood  aiMemble<i,  olosely  occupying  two 
r(H>niH.  After  sitting  Homc  time  in  profound  Hilcnoe,  I 
wan  requ(«ted  by  the  afflicted  widow,  though  a  non- 
pn»fe88or,  to  read  a  rKirtion  of  Scripture,  offer  a 
prayer,  and  make  a  few  remarks,  thinking  that  this 
would  Ite  no  violation  of  her  husband's  injunction.  I 
accordingly  complicil,  which  seemed  quite  satisfactory 
to  the  audience. 

March  15.  Under  feelings  of  great  mental  de- 
pression, started  on  a  tour  to  the  State  of  Indiana. 
The  outward  asjxxjtrt  of  things  api^arcd  truly 
gloomy, — a  lowering  sky,  miry  roi\d8,  and  dtwlining 
health.  Under  the  latter  oirouraHtance  I  invariably 
find  it  difficult  to  commence  a  journey,  fearing  a  total 
prostration  of  the  physical  energies.  But  knowing 
that  the  "  time  is  short,"  I  am  admonished  to  improve 
it,  so  that  I  may  finally  render  up  my  account  with 
joy  and  not  with  grief  On  the  way  saw  e  funeral 
procession,  composed  of  foreigners,  principally  English, 
slowly  moving  to  the  grave,  to  oommit'one  of  their 
nun  ber  to  the  dust,  which  again  admonished  me  to 
duty  and  to  faithfulness.  At  the  close  of  the  day, 
made  several  visits,  which,  I  trust,  were  not  in  vain. 
Almost  insensibly  a  change  was  produced  in  my  mind 
from  a  state  of  melancholy  to  one  of  cheerfulness. 
Timidity  now  gave  place  to  courageousuess,  and  I  felt 


A,   ■  ,-?«»ftC^-'i-. 


RRLAII    HIimARD   RAnRRTT. 


140 


"I 


in  viiin. 
r,  yet  lie 
olicitude 
iKviiig  A 
is  death, 
urly  the 
ing  two 
ilcnoe,  I 
1  a  noil- 
offer  a 
that  tliis 
!tion.  I 
isfuctory 

ntal   de-  " 
Indiuna. 
id    truly 
K'clining 
variably 
a  total 
nowing 
improve 
nt  with 
funeral,.^ 
nglish/.' 
their 
1  me  to 
he  day,, 
iu  vain., 
y  mind 
fuhiess. 
d  I  felt 


tn  rn^ngp  anew  in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  praiaing  his 
cxrt'llent  name. 

March  16.  Embarko*!  on  the  Hteamer  "  Ohio  No. 
2,"  to  pmHecute  a  part  of  my  journey  by  water.  A 
few  days  ninoe  the  steward  of  tlie  boat,  a  free  colored 
man,  was  arrente*!  as  a  fugitive  slave,  inider  the  fugi- 
tive slave  law,  and,  torn  from  his  frantic  wife,  was 
hurried  into  the  land  of  slavery.  Fortunately  he  sud- 
ceedwl  in  proving  his  free<loni,  and  his  captors  were 
com|)elled  to  reloaw!  him.     Such  instances  are  not  rare. 

March  17.  Arrive<1  at  Cincinnati  about  noon,  at 
which  time  it  was  almost  blowing  a  hurricane.  A 
two-stoiy  building  was  on  fire;  two  children  were 
nearly  kille<l  by  the  falling  bricks  of  a  chimney  ;  and  a 
lunatic  ronin)ittc<l  suicide.  Was,  however,  gratified  to 
learn  that  the  recent  terrible  reverses  in  the  financial 
orld  have  had  one  gomi  effect,  in  directing  the  minds 
of  this  community  to  serious  subjects,  and  inducing 
hnndreds,  who  before  hesitateil,  to  become  convert-s  to 
religion.  At  the  large  session  room  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church,  on  Fourth  Street,  morning 
prayer-meetings  are  daily  held.  The  exercises  are  usu- 
ally characterized  by  a  subdued  but  profound  earnest- 
ness. The  prayers  are  brief,  fervent,  and  pointed.  So 
harmoniously  blended  are  the  different  denominations 
represented,  that  it  is  generally  difficult  to  decide,  fron» 
peculiar  forms  of  expression,  the  denomination  of 
Christians  to  which  the  suppliant  belongs.  The  at- 
tendants on  these  meetings  seem  to  be  drawn  from  all 
ranks  and  professions,  the  mercantile  classes,  for  which 
they  were  more  particularly  clesigned,  constituting  tli« 
greater  proportion.  That  four  hundred  persons,  many 
10 


li 


I; 
i, 


1 

'•5. 

I 


^    w 


146 


AUTOBIOOBAPHY  OF 


N  i;i 


li;:i^ 


i  i\i 


ni  •  '■ 


of  tlicm  young  men,  sliould  assemble  daily  for  obiects 
wholly  devotional,  is  certainly  evidence  of  more  than, 
ordinary  religious  interest. 

March  18.  Left  Cincinnati  on  the  railway,  and, 
proceeding  fourteen  miles,  came  to  North  Bend,  dis- 
tinguished Bh  the  residence  of  the  late  lamented 
General  William  Henry  Harrison,  ninti>  President  of 
the  United  States.  In  one  month  after  his  inangu«<r 
ration,  he  wss  suddenly  stricken  down  by  the  hand  of 
death,  and  silently  conveye<l  from  the  National  capitiil 
to  his  humble  abode  at  North  Bend,  where  his  remains 
were  deposited  a  few  rods  frt)m  his  own  dwelling,  upon 
an  elevated  spot  of  ground,  now  covered  with  beauti-^ 
ful  evergreens.  The  tomb  is  visibl«i  to  the  eye  for 
some  distance,  and  the  paesor-by,  whether  tra"eling  on 
the  rail-car,  or  on  the  Ohio  River,  can,  at  one  view, 
distinctly  see  both  the  dwelling*  and  the  tomb,  which 
attract  special  attention. 

Leaving  this  memorable  place,  came  to  Lawrence- 
burg,  a  thriving  town  in  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
State  of  Indiana,  and  two  miles  Wlow  the  Big  Miami, 
containing  a  population  of  four  thousand.  Gave  away 
books  in  the  streets  anil  elsewhere,  to  both  old  and 
young,  which  were  gladly  received.  A  gentleman  of 
very  respectable  demeanor  solicited  a  jopy  for  his  ehilf* 
dren,  and  did  not  leave  me  until  he  adroitly  usc«r- 
tained  that  I  was  a  n.in!,;ter,  whereupon  lie  inipartt'd 
such  words  of  encouragement  as  I  had  not,  for  years, 
heard   from   the  lips  of  any  person.     Thus  I  have 


•This   building,    aro'ind   Winch   clustered   ho   many  hallowed 
historic  aMooiationn,  was  soon  after  deelrojred  by  fii% 


Oi, 


lily  for  object* 
oS  more  than 


!  railway,  and, 
rth  Bend,  dis- 
late  lamented 
h  President  of 
ter  hia  inungu- 
by  tlie  hand  of 
!fational  capital 
lere  his  remains 
dwelling,  upon  - 
ed  with  beauti- 
to  the  eye  for 
her  traveling  on 
n,  at  one  view, 
the  tomb,  whicU 

ie  to  Lawr^noe- 
st  corner  of  the 
the  Big  Miami, 
nd.     Gave  away 
;o  both  old  and 
A   gentleman  of 
lopy  for  his  chiM 
e  adroitly  aswr- 
)Ou  lie  iiuparUd 
1  not,  for  years, 
Thus  I  hav« 


HO  many  hallowed 

by  fire,    -i   -^^■•■■' '-% 


8el.au  hidbard  barrrtt. 


147 


reason  to  believe  that  my  visit  to  this  State  will  not  be 
entirely  useless.  Besides,  learned  tiiat  there  were  about 
seven  religious  societies,  and  that  durlug  the  winter 
there  had  been  revivals,  the  Baptist  Churcli  rieeiving 
twenty-five  members,  and  the  Methodists  one  hundred 
and  fifty  on  probation.  There  is  now  a  union  prayer- 
meeting  held  every  day  during  the  week,  alternately  at 
the  Presbyterian,  Metliodist,  and  Baptist  churches. 
These  meetings  are  well  attended,  and  the  present  state 
of  religion  is  good.     --^n.i"«^«^^.-*»!n:;f*.,4*«^-«i-''^iJri 

March  21.  Attendisd  a  meeting  In  Pomeroy,  Oliio, 
at  the  Methodist  chapel.  They  were  in  tlie  midst  of 
a  iwwerful  revival,  having  lately  brought  to  a  close  a 
protracted  meeting,  which  had  been  held  thirty  days  in 
succession,  resulting  in  an  addition  of  sixty  or  seventy 
members  to  the  society.  They  were  blessed  a  year  ago 
with  a  similar  revival,,  attended  also  with  similar  re- 
sults. ■^pm0fi'!'am4mm^i/mm-ii^^Mtt^ 

March  22.  Arose  earfy,  and  the  fiwt  object  at- 
tracting notice  was  the  wreck  of  the  steamlwrnt  "  St. 
Lawrence,"  which  mn  upon  a  ledge  of  Kxxjks  that  pro- 
jected in  the  river.  This  terrible  disaster,  by  which 
sixty  thousand  dollars'  worth  of  property  was  instantly 
destroyed,  took  place  at  one  o'clock  this  morning. 
The  rocks  against  which  it  run  are  well  known  to 
river  men,  and  undoubtedly  would  have  been  avoided 
by  the  "St.  Lawrence,"  had  not  the  wind,  with  a 
strong  current  and  a  dark  night,  been  imfavorable  to 
her  proper  management.  There  were  some  passengers 
on  board,  together  with  a  large  crew, — all  of  whom  were 
miraculously  saved  by  the  timely  apparance  of  the 
"  Argonaut."    No  sooner  had  the  passengers  left  the 


fe" 


m 


AUl'OBIOGKAPHY  OF 


.  ,B 


nnfortunate  boat,  than  tlr€  cabli    split  in  the  middle, 
•nd  fell  with  a  tremendous  crash. 

-     ■       V--  ■    ■■  ...      J.  '        -.  jiK 

'^#«''     '  ■      ■    •■  "'     '     ■  ■  ■    '  '■''• 

C  H  A  P  T  E  R   X  X I X  4  «-  ^ '>  ^'-'^ 

MY   MOTHEU'S  DEATH,  AND  OTHER  INCIDENTS. 

April  20,  1858.  I  am  bereft  of  my  best  friend,-^ 
my  mother.  She  who  8upporte<l  me  in  infancy  and 
guided  my  youthful  steps,  is  no  more  1  Her  spirit  has 
taken  its  flight  to  realms  above.  Though  I  would  not, 
if  I  could,  call  her  back  to  earth,  to  experience  again 
its  s(»rrow9,  yet  language  can  not  pirtray  the  agony  of 
my  heart.  Tlie  fond  reriembranoes  of  tl»e  past,  crowd 
upon  my  mind  with  overjM)wering  force.  Her  acts  of 
kindn<>ss,  her  words  of  8ym}»atliy,  her  tones  of  tender- 
ness, never,  never  can  be  forgotten.  But  are  these 
happy,  thrilling  scenes  of  the  |)ast  no  more  to  return  ? 
Ko,  never !  May  I  then  be  preparwi  to  meet  her  in 
that  world  where  "God  shall  wijje  away  all  tears,"  and 
where  "  there  shall  be  no  more  death  I  " 

The  following  obituary,  published  in  the  Morning 
Star,  gives  some  farther  particulars  of  her  life  and 
death :. 

"  Mrs.  Syi,va  Barrett,  wife  of  the  Rev.  Selah 
Barrett,  died  in  Rutland,  Ohio,  April  20,  1858,  of 
dropsy,  aged  seventy-one  years,  three  months,  and 
seventeen  days.  When  five  years  of  age  her  parents 
made  a  profession  of  religion,  and,  young  as  she  was, 
readily  perceived  the  change  it  produced.  Family 
prayer  was  introduced,  aitd,  although  new  to  her,  it  af- 


■  i"iityifii|..i-iati 


'.-■~^b;.7 


■«|."^^|P 


SEhAH  HIBBABD  BARBETT.  I49 

fected  her  mind   to  see  them  kneel,  to  witness  their 
ear.    and  to  hear  their  supplications.     Meetings  J 

sh    came  to  the  conclusion  if  the  Lord  spared  her  life 
until  she  was  old  enough  to  understand  the  nature  of 

Chr.st.a„.  From  this  eventful  period  until  fourteen 
year,  of  age,  she  much  enjoyed  the  comjmny  of  re- 
g.o„8  people,  and  took  peculiar  pleasure  in ^readi,g 
he  Scnptures  the  writings  of  Bunyan,  and  works  of 
a  devofonal  character.  At  this  time  an  extensive  re- 
vival  commenced  m  her  native  town,  in  the  beginning 

yT  ^"l"  "  '"P"^"'  «"''J«'*  «^  ^'--ti-'g  grace. 
Yet  she  d.d  not  make  a  public  profession  of  her  faith 
1..  Christ  until  8e.ptember,  1808.  at  which  time  she 
was  residing  ,„  Norwich,  a  pleasant  town  on  the  Con 
nee  .cut  River.    She  now  became  connected  with    "e 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  the  presiding  elder  L 
Thomas  Branch,  being  a  relative  of  hers     She  ent..: 
ta.ned  ^  high  opinion  of  the  piety  of  many   of  the 
min-ters  and  members  of  this  res,>ecte<l  denoLlnatioa 
But  becoming  dissatisfied  with   their  church  govern- 
•nent    and    believing    that    sprinkling    was    not    the 
pnmuive  mode  of  baptism,  she  ap^Jied   for  a  dis- 
mission    which  was  honorably  granted.     She  whs  subJ^ 
^quentiy  immersed  by  Rev.  Aaron  Buzzell.  and  joined 
^lie  ircewill  Baptist  Church  in  Strafford,  Vermont,  of 


-       AUTOIJKXJRAPHY  OP      ' 

i*!i1eh  shi^  wiMtiriiiied*  at  KraildtW  Srhd'  ik^  ttrtiflib^ 
daring  the  remaindp"  of  her  stay  in  that  town. 

"Soon  after  her  marriage  she  removed  to  Kutland, 
Ohio,  where,  after  a  r„-8idence  of  more  than  forty 
years,  she  closet!  her  days  on  earth.  She  cheerfully 
and  patiently  met  the  trials  and  difficulties  incident  to 
the  settlement  of  a  new  country.  Though  deprived  of 
forni«r  religious  privileges,  yet  such  as  were  enjoyed 
were  gladly  and  faithfully  improved,  again  uniting,  the 
first  opportunity,  with  the  church.  During  her  long 
residence  in  Ohio,  she  was  a  constant  attendant,  when 
health  permitted,  on  the  regulfir  meetings  of  tl>e 
church,  naoally  taking  an  active  part,  exhorting  pro- 
festtors  and  admonishing  sinners.  Besides,  she  fre- 
quently attended  quarterly  and  yearly  meetings  in  the 
adjoining  towns,  evincing  a  strong  attachment  to  the 
cause  of  Christ,  for  which  she  ever  seemed  willing  to 
make  any  sacrifice.  Great  was  her  solicitude  for  the 
early  conversion  of  her  children,  and  she  lived  to  see 
her  prayers  answered.  They  are  all  active  church 
members,  and  one  of  them, — Rev.  Selah  Hibbard  Bar- 
rett,— is  a  minister  of  the  gosiiel. 

"  During  the  last  three  years  of  her  life,  she  was 
principally  confined  to  her  room,  while  disease  was 
making  fearful  inroads  upon  a  constitution,  which,  for 
many  years,  had  l)een  delicate.  These  were  years  of 
much  physical  suffering,  which  she  endured  with  unu- 
sual patience  and  r(>signation,  seldom  uttering  a  com- 
plaining word.  As  her  eye-sight  and  mental  faculties 
remained  quite  unimpaired  to  the  last,  she  sjient 
many  lonely  hours  of  seclusion  in  religious  reading, 
which  tended  to  beguile  the  painful  moments  of  suffer- 


i0<t 


SELAH  HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


161 


fifl^.  fft  Iter  ^fhtAc  I'llness,  her  eeal  for  God  and  his 
cause  remained  unabated.  In  one  instance,  being  un-. 
able  to  attend  divine  worship,  she  furnished  with  her 
own  pen  an  article  for  the  columns  of  the  Morning 
;,  ^r,  breathing  forth  a  spirit  of  true  earnestness  and 
^votion  for  the  cause  of  truth  and  righteousness. 

"  In  this  dispensation  of  Providtnce,  the  church  and 
the  world,  as  well  as  an  aged  companion  and  three 
children,  have  sustained  an  irreparable  loss.  But 
their  loss  is  her  gain.  Funeral  obsefjuies  on  the  2l8t, 
and. a  discourse  from  1  The^alonians  iv,  13:  'But  I 
Would  not  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  brethren,  concern- 
ing them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sorrow  not,  even 
as  others  which  have  no  hope.' 

"GEORGE  W.  COOK." 

May  8.  Attended  monthly  meeting,  and  gave  an 
exhortation.  Several  young  people,  recently  con- 
verted, bcre  public  testimony  to  the  saving  efficacy  of 
the  g(w|)el.  Indeed,  quite  an  awakening  has  occurred, 
resulting  in  the  conversion  of  seven  or  eight  persons, 
who  have  been  baptized,  and  become  active  members 
of  the  church. 

May  1",  Preached  from  Romans  viii,  36-39, 
after  which  a  brother  in  the  ministry  followed  with  ap- 
propriate remarks.  There  was,  considering  the  in- 
clemency of  the  weather,  a  good  congregation,  who 
gladly  received  the  word. 

May  30.  Was  occupied  most  of  the  day  in  ex- 
amining the  select  pa[)eiv  and  private  writings  of  my 
departed  mother.  Found  a  package  of  twenty-four 
fettei-s^  bearing  different  dates,  addreaeed  toMue  during 


*«♦, 


152 


n>j^AnTOBr<xiKArHY  or 


iny  absence  when  teaching.  The  re|>eru8al  of  them 
deeply  affected  my  mind,  opening  alresh  the  fountain 
of  my  tears.  Long  be  preserved  these  precious  me- 
morial of  a  mother's  love  and  affection  I 
Junk  20.  Preached  for  the  Second  Rutland  Church 
|i;i|;  ft-om  1  Corinthians  viii,  6  :     "  But  to  us  there  is  but 

one  God,"  etc.  As  the  subject  opened  to  my  mind 
with  much  clearness,  I  spoke  much  longer  than  usual, 
and  with  a  degree  of  freetlom  seldom  enjoyed.  The 
new  house  of  worship,  just  completed,  was  opeued  for 
the  first  time,  and  I  had  the  pleasure  of  preaching  the 
dedicatory  sermon.  The  memberfi  of  the  church,  after 
t  lit'ir  long  and  arduous  struggle  in  erecting  a  house  for 
Gud,  appeared  much  encouraged. 

July  18.  Preached  from  Gaiatians  vi,  10 :  "  As 
we  have  therefore  opportunity,  let  us  do  good  unto  all 
men,  especially  unto  them  who  are  of  the  household 
of  faith."  To  me  the  subject  was  one  of  tlirilling  in- 
terest; yet  I  was  so  enfeebled,  from  recent  attacks 
of  illness,  that  I  had  scarcely  sufficient  strength  to 
proceed.  Had  my  labor  been  any  other  than  that  of 
uduiinistering  to  the  spiritual  wants  of  the  people,  I 
should  have  abandoned  the  field,  and  defen-ed  the  task 
for  another  o(x;asion. 

July  24.  Spent  the  day  in  reading,  wri/^ng,  and 
study.  In  the  evening  solemnized  the  marriage  of  a 
young  couple,  both  of  whom  made  a  public  profession, 
were  baptized,  and  joined  the  church  at  the  same  time. 
July  30.  Delivered  a  funeral  discourse.  The  de- 
ceased was  the  youngest  of  eight  children,  and  the  first 
one  of  the  family  called  away  by  death.  The  grief  of 
the  afflicted  parents  and  surviving  children  was  such, 


SKLAJI   HinnAnD   nAURETT. 


153 


that  nearly  the  whole  audience  was  aflfected  to  tears 
ond  deeply  sympathized  with  the  Iwreaved.  ' 

August  13.  Met  with  the  delegates  of  the  Ohio 
Eiver  Yearly  Meeting,  and  presented  the  following 
resolutions  on  Popery,  which  were  pasc.^  without  a 
dissenting  voice : 

Resolved,  That  we  take  immediate  measures  to 
awaken  and  enlighten  the  community  u|K)n  this  mo- 
nientous  subject,  and  to  opixise  a  system  that  is 
secretly  undermining  our  free  institutions,  and  in  ojHJa 
hostility  to  the  benevolent  principles  of  Christianity. 
Remlved,  That  we  can  not  consistently,  as  the  pro- 
fessetl  disciples  of  Christ,  sympathize,  much  less  aid,  in 
this  work  of  unrighteousness. 

Itesolved,  That  it  is  the  duty  of  Protestants  to  use 
all  suitable  exertions  to  reclaim  the  adherents  of  pop- 
ery  from  the  error  of  their  ways,  to  the  knowledge  of 
the  truth  as  it  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

August  14.  Attended,  as  Corresponding  Secretary 
the  Ohio  River  Yearly  Meeting  Home  Mission  Society! 
The  two  missionaries  in  the  employ  of  the  Society  re- 
ported favorably.  As  their  time  had  expired,  another 
was  appointed,  including  the  re-appointment  of  om 
that  had  already  been  in  the  Society's  service.     .  .. 

August  15.  Attended  several  meetings  of  worship. 
In  the  forenoon,  the  church  and  the  school-house— a 
few  rods  apart— were  filled  to  overflowing.  At  both 
houses  |)i-eaching  comnienccd  at  the  sanie  hour.  In 
the  afternoon  and  evening,  the  congregation  had 
scarcely  diminished,  paying  great  attention  to  the 
word  of  life. 

,  August  16.    Found  the  meetings  very  interesting^ 


'I 


154 


.4 


ACTOBIonnAPHY   OF 


as  Homv  aro  inquiring  tlio  way  of  life  and  salvation. 
In  the  evening  several  (ame  forward  for  prayer.  The 
conclusion  now  is  to  continue  the  meetings  thi-oiigh  the 
week,  and  uhc  such  means  as  seems  moHt  appropriate 
for  the  advanceaieut  of  the  cause  of  Christ  and  the 
conversion  of  souls. 

':  AoausT  24.  Saw  signal  displays  of  Immanuel's 
power.  Nine  made  a  public  profession  of  their  faith  ia 
the  Itcdeemer,  were  baptized,  and  joined  the  chureh, — ■ 
making  about  a  dojten  adtled  during  the  wwk.  The 
iiumbor  of  spectators  present  on  this  baptistiial  oc- 
casion was  great,  lining  thf  shores  of  the  8tri>ani  for 
some  distance,  and  nr<»i.?nti-^g  a  scene  seldom  wit- 
nes.s(!d.  What  ap|>earal  more  commendable  and 
praiseworthy,  was  the  good  order  and  attention  ob- 
served by  all  classes.  In  addition  to  this,  a  general 
solemnity  prevailed,  and,  from  the  thoughtful  counte- 
nances of  many  and  the  tearful  eyes  of  a  few,  it  was 
apparent  that  an  influence  highly  salutary  was  exerted. 
Religiously  s{>eaking,  the  as|)ect  of  things  has  materi- 
ally changed,  presenting  indications  of  the  most  cheer- 
ing and  encouraging  character.  An  uncommon  degree 
of  interest  is  manifested  by  both  saint  and  sinner,  and 
this  interest  is  daily  increasing.  The  love  of  the  world 
is  losing  it^  hold  upon  the  affections,  and  tlie  all-en- 
grossing and  exciting  theme  of  conversation  is  the  sal* 
vation  of  the  soul. 

f  August  29.  Preached  to  a  large,  solemn,  ^nd  'in- 
terested audience.  For  two  weeks,  meetings  have  l)eea 
held  daily  and  nightly,  attended  with  good  success. 
Some  were  awakened  and  converted  in  nearly  every 
meeting,  which  was  a  source  of  rejoicing  to  the  people 


8ELAH  HIBBABD  BAnRETT. 


i56 


salvation. 
:»y«'r.  The 
lii-oiigh  the 
ippropriate 
st  and  the 

Dimanuel's 
eir  fuith  in 

church, — 
wk.  The 
itiMiiial  oc- 
stri'ani  for 
Mom  wit- 
ilablc  and 
eiition  ol>- 
,  a  general 
'ill  coiinte- 
i'W,  it  was 
as  exerted, 
las  materi- 
nost  cheer- 
ion  degree 
linner,  and 
'  the  world 
the  all-eu- 

is  the  sal- 

n,  ^nd  "in- 
have  been 
>d  success, 
arly  every 
the  people 


dfCwl,  fnspfVin'g  tliem  with  new  zeal,  accompanied 
with  the  most  delightful  and   happy  emotions.     Es- 
pecially was  this  the  case,  when  sevenil,  who  at  first 
held   the   work  in  great  ridicule,   were  brought  to  a 
knowhilge  of  the  truth,  ctjnfessing  and   renouncing 
their  sins.     Those  jiersons  are  now  tlie  most  bold  and 
faithful  in  the  cause  which  thoy   formerly  despisetl, 
publicly  and  privately  exhorting  their  friends  to  come 
to  Christ.     The  bold  blasphemer  and  the  strict  moral- 
ist are  subjects  of  the  work,  l)oth  of  which   cla.sscs 
alike  saw'  and   felt  the;^  need    of  God's  i-egenerating 
power.     Between  twenty  and  thirty  have  given  satis- 
factory  evidence  of  conversion,— all  of  whom    were 
living  far  from  God,  disregarding  the  many  gosjiel  in- 
vitations extended  to  them.     The  voice  of,  praise  and 
thanksgiving  ascends  to  the  throne  of  heaven  from 
hearts  once  alienated  from  God,  but  now  made  happy 
in  Christ's  atoning  blood.  * 


«*ii-*>i*^^f  l-C  H  A  P  T  E  R    XXX.'  ''dhi^^k 


'iM 


f-ililt]lf   i' 


A    week's     EXCUB8ION. 


-*  September  6,  1858.  Having  equipped  myself 
for  a  short  excursion,  was  conveyed  by  an  aged  friend 
to  an  adjoining  neighborhood,  where  religious  services 
were  expected.  There  had  recently  been  enjoyed  in 
the  place  an  interesting  revival,  in  which  many  had 
been,  led  to  consider  upon  the  infinite,  value  of  the 
soul.  While  they  were  engaged  in  tiiese  profitable  re- 
flections, one  after  another,  until  a  large  portion  of  the 


156 


AUTOBIOOHAPIIY    OP 


li'i 


inliabitanto  came  to  a  final  decision  to  make  the  wise 
choice, — the  choitw  made  by  one  of  old  'Joth  old  and 
young  fult  interested  in  this  matter  of  choice;  for 
upon  it  depended  their  present  and  prospective  happi« 
noss.  This  transient  life  being  regarded  as  man's  pro- 
bation for  another  world,  it  was  not  strange  to  see 
them  laying  up  in  heaven  never-fniluig  and  exhaust- 
less  treusures.  They  had,  for  so  doing,  the  best  of  ,, 
authority, — a  law  and  lawgiver. 

As  the^  pleading  thoughts  were  revolving  in  my 
mind,  a  beautiful  autumnal  sun  arose  in  all  his 
8[)lendor,  while  we  wei-e  every  moment  advancing  to 
the  contemplated  scene  of  action.  I  now  relapsed  into 
a  profound  silence,  feeling  a  sense  of  my  unworthiness, 
and  of  my  utter  insufficiency  to  perform,  without 
divine  aid,  the  resiransible  duties  of  the  day.  I, 
therefore,  looked  up  to  Him  who  is  all  strength,  im- 
ploring his  blessing.  In  the  meantime  wc  had  rapitlly 
passed  over  hill  and  dale,  until  we  had  nearly  renched 
the  termination  of  our  morning  ride ;  for  in  the  dis- 
tance, and  in  bold  relief,  stood  the  church  edifice,  and 
adjacent  thereto  the  dwellings  of  the  g(H)d  people  who 
congn^gate  to  this  house,  erected  by  their  own  hands, 
for  the  public  worship  of  the  Most  High.  At  length 
a  joyful  greeting  and  a  friendly  shake  of  the  hand,  like 
a  cordial  to  the  soul,  inspired  ho|)e  and  confidence. 
Soon  were  seen,  from  various  directions,  the  assemo 
bling  of  the  multitude,  some  with  cheerful  counte- 
nances, and  others  with  sedate  looks, — all  expressive  of 
the  inward  state  of  feeling.  The  hour  of  worship  was 
announced,  and  this  unworthy  servant,  with  all  liia 
misgivings,  was  called  upon  to  officiate.     Not  content 


(e  the  wisA 
)th  old  and 
choice ;  for 
tive  liappi- 
iuan'8  pro- 
iiige  to  see 
id  exhaust- 
he  be«t  of 

ing  in  my 
in  all  his 
vancing  to 
lapsed  into 
worthiiiesa, 
1,  without 
e  day.  I, 
ength,  im- 
lad  rapitlly 
•ly  Penciled 
in  the  dis- 
nlifice,  and 
)eople  who 
iwn  hands, 
At  length 
hand,  like 
confidence. 
tiie  asisem- 
ul  eounte- 
pressive  of 
orship  was 
ith  all  his 
ot  conteut 


8KLAU   HIBBARD    BARRETT.  167 

Avith  these  hunihle  eflTorts,  the  people  collected  in  still 
greater  numbers  i„  the  •  vening,  desiring  another 
•"••HHiige  n,)on  the  theme  of  .salvation.  How  could  be 
refused  a  wish  so  reasonable  I  How  oould  the  assem- 
bly Ik.  turned  away  in  silence  f  The  work  was  Wfore 
me,  au<i  there  was  no  release.  So  endt^l  the  two  serv- 
ices of  the  day.  Of  their  practical,  abiding  results, 
the  future  alone  will  disclose. 

Skitkmhkr  6.     l'rocee<UHl  by  private  conveyance 
to  a  once  prospero.is,  but  now  dilapidated,  village      A 
di^structive  fire  had  deHiM)iled  the  town  of  its  wont..! 
beauty,  a»d  now  a  raging  epidemic  had  brought  sad- 
ness to  most  of  the  remaining  dwellings.     Not  only 
were    the    private    houses    the    miserable    abodes   of 
wretchedness,   but   the    loathsome   pestilence   had   in- 
«di.»u8ly  found  its  way  into  the  hotel,  the  p<K)r  travel- 
or  s  asylum  of  rest.     Nearly  every  room  was  occupied 
by  the  sick  and  suffering,  resembling  a  hospital  more 
than  an  inn.     Bursts  of  revelry  had  now  ceased,  fol- 
lowed by  the  agony  of  despair.     The  physician,  with 
nttenuatcil    form    and    care-worn    expression,    jmssed 
silently  hnd  hastily  from  door  to  door,  administering  to 
the    physical    wants    of  his    suffering    and    dejected 
patients.     The  weary  traveler,  as  he  called  for  noon- 
day  refreshments,  was  at  once  ushered  into  the  dark 
apartment  of  some  sick  or  delirious  person.     Even  the 
dining-room  itself  contained  one  or  more  of  this  cin.ss 
With  feelings  of  sympathy  on  the  one  hand,  and  with' 
disgust  on  the  other,  he  was  quite  willing  to  resume 
his  toilsome  journey.        ■...  --..-j?wssfi?Mn*y*,;3*t.  f.!,-ii3  m4  ■ 

At  one  o'clock,  after  reftiafni'ng  here  two  hours    I 
also  proceeded  on  my  way,  taking  the  stage  at  this 


AirronioGiiAi'iiY  of  h, 

point,  whifh  wan  much  rrowdcil.  A  iixkmI)'  nilfiKW 
ytm  itiiirurtiily  inuiiitaiiicd  by  nearly  i>vt>ry  |M>rM»ii, 
wlik'li  ut  ArHt  orcuti-d  wmm  HurprifH'.  Utit  tliiH 
invNtery  wuu  at  lon^tli  iikwI  HUtiHfuiiorily  »«»lvwl. 
Kvt'ry  ptitM«-n^i!r,  oxct-pt  two,  wiw  tienf  and  tliimb. 
Antony  titu  uunibiT  wan  a  CluHituw  Imlian,  aKitl 
about  LMghtfon  ymrei.  The  wholo  company,  inohuling 
a  Imly,  were  on  their  way  to  the  Deaf  and  Dumb 
Asylum  at  Columbus,  where  they  had  H|)t'ut  8omc  time 
in  acquiring  an  eilucatioii  uiMler  that  pei'uliiir  mmie  of 
iiwtructiou.  One  of  them  had  be»":  -i  pupil  from  early 
boyhood,  and  had  now  beeouK.  v^-  »bl<  and  distiu* 
guitilieil  teacher  iu  the  lustitutiou,  receiving  a  hand> 
8«>me  salary.  With  him  1  helu  quite  a  lengthy 
written  conversation  upon  various  topica,  and  found 
him  to  be  a  young  man  of  bright  faculties.  Well  Ih  it 
for  this  unfortunate*  cla^s  that  the  8tate  him  made  sucli 
ample  provisions  for  their  intellectual  (julture.  Were 
it  otherwiae,  many  a  struggling  genius  would  droop 
and  die  iu  unknown  obscurity,  sv^  i 

Septemhkh  7.  Left  the  stage  and  took  the  cut*. 
The  iron  horse,  with  gigantic  |X)wer,  s|)ed  his  way 
dexterously  along  rich  valleys,  over  limpid  streams, 
and  through  tunneled  excavations.  Such  was  hia 
agility  that  he  attracted  the  attention  of  every  paasen- 
ger.  But  in  the  midst  of  this  his  pace  was  slackened, 
as  if  weary  of  the  journey.  W^as  it  jjossible?  Was 
this  great  monster,  that  had  made  so  Diuch  noise  and 
bustle,  about  to  prove  recreant  to  his  trust,  and  leave 
his  cargo  of  human  beings  midway  of  their  journey's 
end?  It  was  even  so!  A  halt  was  made,  and  tho 
disabled  locomotive  discharged  for  non-performance  of 


Ay  Hilfnce 
ry    |M'rH«n», 

Uiit  thm 
\y  aolveU. 
tixl  (liiinb. 
iliati,  UK<'^ 
,  iiioliuliiiK 
[intl   Duiiib 

some  tiiiio 
ir  hUhle  of 

fnun  early 
lad  diiitiu* 
iig  u  haiul- 

a    lenntiiy 

aiul  foiiiid 

Will  is  it 

i  luadf  iutolt 

ure.     Were 

on  Id  droop 

k  the  cars, 
•d  his  way 
id  »treiuus, 
was  his 
ery  passeii- 

Hlackoned, 

>le?     Was 
iioisi-  and 

and  leave 
r  journey's 

e,  and   tiio 
uraiance  of 


BKLAU   HIIIUAKO   BARRKTT. 


169 


duty.  Another  one  was  placwl  upon  the  tratk,  un- 
HuniinK  the  ri'ti>onHihility  of  performing  the  work  to 
admiration.  Again  hopeH  were  n-vivwl,  an<l  all  ex- 
pected «  "qni<'k  trip."  But  what  wan  the  result? 
Thia  new  hero  u|)on  the  track  not  only  proved  tri-aeh- 
erouN,  like  his  pre«leoe»Bor,  but  left  hiit  definMele^'M 
euu)|>any  of  men,  women,  and  <!hildren,  in  the  nioMt 
imminent  danj^er,  liabL  to  be  destroyed  at  any  mo- 
ment by  tho  returuinjf  tniin.  Another  K)coniotive 
was  calhnl  into  retpilHition,  which  finally  brought  nn 
through  Djuuy  perils  unharmed  to  the  "  Quetn  City." 
.  Here  the  loaded  train  of  paswengers  »<eparat«l  for 
their  proper  places  of  destination,  never  agjiin  to  n>e«^t 
on  earth.  After  being  jostled  an  hour  or  two,  Imck 
and  forth,  over  the  city  pavementi*,  the  omnibus  at 
length  reachett  my  lodgings.  It  was  now  about  nine 
o'oioek  in  the  evening,  and,  Iwing  overeome  by  ex- 
haustion, I  immediately  n-tired.  But  my  repos*;  was 
continually  disturbed  by  phantasms,  the  dangers  and 
excitements  of  the  day  having,  while  in  this  nervous 
state  of  debility,  gained  the  ascendancy  over  my 
mental  ('((nlltbrium. 

Skfi  KMHCK  8.  Arose  ejirly,  but  fmmd  my  strength 
so  reduced  that  I  was  compelled  to  recline  again  u|M)n 
n»y  pillow.  Had  serious  appreheusions  of  approach- 
ing illnef(s;  but  in  n  few  hours  my  symptoms  ap- 
peared decidedly  Iw-tter.  Arose  a  seof)ud  time,  pro- 
cured refreshments,  and  gradually  gained  strength. 
In  the  afternoon  felt  comfortable,  and  transacted  some 
important  business.  In  the  evening  was  able  to 
attend  servi<«  at  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wilson's  churchy 
which  IB  the  oldest  Presbyterian  Society  in  the  city. 


•J 


ipw 


JBHB 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF     ' 

Its  first  pastor  was  Rev.  James  Kemper,  and  its 
second,  Dr.  Joshua  L.  Wilson,  wlio  filled  th&t  etation 
until  his  death  in  1847,  a  jwriod  of  nion.  than  forty 
years.  The  present  incumlM.>nt  is  his  son.  Was  much 
surprised  to  see  so  few  in  attendance,  the  w'<oi*»  num- 
ber not  exceeding  thirty  jjersons.  The  tii'nistjr,  how- 
ever, seemed  not  at  all  disconcerted,  but  preached 
with  his  usual  fervor  and  eloquence.     8«*'i"*fe*fetiH«*«i*i' 

September  9.  Read,  wrote,  arid  visited.  In  the 
evening  tl»e  Union  Tent  Meeting,  hold  in  the  extreme 
part  of  the  city,  was  numerously  attended.  These 
meetings  have  been  held  for  several  evenings  in  suc- 
cession, and  they  have  attracted  so  much  attention  as 
<^o  secure  very  large  and  attentive  audiences.  They 
are  often  conducted  by  laymen,  who  deliver  pungent 
addresses,  ap^tealing  to  the  hearts  ^nd  consoienoes  of 
their  entranced  hearers.  Under  these  heart-seurciiing 
uppi'als,  many  are  melted  to  tears,  who  ot.;en  remain  at 
the  olfjse  of  meeting,  to  seek  religious  instruction  and 
prayer.  In  thifj  way  many  have  been  reached  by 
appropriate  instruction,  and  led  to  the  Savior.  ;«"'%^'i 

Skptember  jo.  Having  spent  two  days  in  Cin- 
cinnati, left  at  six  in  the  morning,  and  travele<l  on  the 
railroad,  through  a  rain-fall,  one  hundred  and  fifty- 
seven  miles.  In  the  afternoon,  after  making  two 
attempts,  got  sonie  printing  done  for  gratuitous  dis- 
tribution. In  the  evening  attended  a  meeting  at  a 
court-houst',  at  which  there  were  many  from  the  ad- 
joining towns.  These,  together  with  the  citizens  of 
the  place,  constiluted  quite  a  large  audience,  densely 
filling  the  elegant  and  spa'^ious  room  opened  for  their 
reception. 


Kemper,  and  its 
filled  that  etation 
f  more  than  forty 
i  son.  Was  much 
B,  the  w'..oi*>  num- 
!'he  tiTMiistir,  how- 
te<l,  but  preached 


J  *■'■■*-*..  T'-'-'  ^.*» 


i  visited,    tn  the 
f)ld  in  the  extreme 

attended.     These 

evenings  in  sue- 
much  attention  aa 

audiences.  They 
lo  deliver  pungent 
,nd  consciences  of 
Bse  heart-seurciiing 
irho  oti^en  reruain  at 
)U8  instruction  and 
;  been  reached  by 
the  Savior. 

two  days  in  Cin- 
md  travele<l  on  the 
hundred  and  Qfty- 
after  making  two 
for  gratuitous  dis- 
ed  a  meeting  at  a 
nany  from  the  ad- 
ith  the  citizens  of 
e  audience,  densely 
\m  opened  for  their 


!i' 


SELAH   UIBBARD  B\RRETr.  1^^ 

Seitember  11.     Traveled  f^ightecn  miles  by  stage 
over  a  hilly  and  romantic  country.     The  rewnt  rains 
had  so  greatly  in) paired  the  roads,  that  we  were  seven 
hours  in  performing  this  shrrt  journey.     Its  tedious- 
noss  was  rendered  doubly  m  by  the  presence  of  one 
passenger,— a  professional  ganibler.     According  to  his 
own  story,  he  was  thirty  years  old,  was  a  native  of 
rhiladelpl.ia;  but  had  recently  returned  from  Liver- 
pool, and  was  wandering  from  place  to  place,  without 
home  or  friends,  spending  the  patrimony  left  him  by 
his   parents.      He    was    naturally    endowed    with    a 
superior  mind,  disciplined  by  education,  and   might 
evidently  have  been  a  bright  ornament  to  society,  had 
it  not  been  for  the  flagrant  vices  which,  from  his  own 
confession,   stained    his   character.     He   was   candid 
enough  to  acknowledge  his  errors;  but  expostulations  ff 

to  reform  seemed  useless.     He  said,  it  was  true,  that  if 

he  had  often  felt  his  extreme  lonelines-s,  and  that  he  ^| 

had  his  momente  of  serious  reflection;  but  as  no  one  il 

had  any  regarii  for  Mm,  so  he  had  none  for  other's, 
and  he  was  determined  to  pursue  his  own  course,  re- 
gardless of  tiie  consequences.  I  could  but'lameut  to 
see  wealth,  learning,  and  genius  prostituted  to  pur- 
jjoses  so  base,  so  degrading,  80  ruinous.  Little 
thought  his  parents,  while  heaping  up  treasures,  that 
they  would  be  wantonly  squandered  by  a  dissolute  and 
pro-iligal  son.  Better,  far  better,  would  it  have  been, 
if  they  had  been  distributed  to  the  poor.  *     s^sk : 

September   12.      Proceeding  four  miles  further, 
came  to  the  home  of  my  childhood  and  youth;   but 
found  the  house  and  premises  deserted,  the  present 
occu])ant  being  absent  for  a  season.     Hence,  all  was 
11 


162 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


lonely  and  silent  as  a  wilderness  retreat,  and  J  spent 
the  day  alone,  visiting  my  mother's  grave.  „,^^  ^^^^^_ 


','^00 


"  Mother  I— O  holy  name,  forever  blest !  'i 

Forever  dear  to  man,  and  most  to  me  I  il 

I  breathe  it  now  with  Burrow  ill-«uppreued,  ^ 

And  rising  tears  that  struggle  to  be  free : 

Thou  dost  not  answer,  mother,  from  the  ground  ;  ^  '  •, 

Thy  tender  ear  is  closed,  nor  heedeth  mortal  sound.  ^<*~'»" 


"  My  mother  I — sweet  the  hallowed  accents  fall :  ^ 
It  is  the  nHt>iral  music  of  my  tongue, 


-*^  Sad  now  its  tone,  yet  potent  to  recall         ''•**•    '  "*  "*^**'' 

,5t     ?!  Thy  love,  thy  tears,  thy  tenderness  so  strong.        -  '-^^ 

/ijfil'g,  And  call  1  vainly  7     Does  tl»e  tomb  iuclose  .,  , 

^  „i     Thy  hiippy  spirit  ?     No  I — immortal  it  arose." 

December  8,  During  the  last  two  months  there 
has  been  a  prevailing  epidcnuc,  by  wliich  many 
families  have  been  called  to  part  with  tlieir  children. 
The  funeral  sermons  of  most  of  them  I  have  preached. 
While  discharging  the  solemn  duties  assigned  me, 
every  sympathy  of  my  heart  has  been  moved  to  see 
the  ravages  of  death,  and  to  witness  the  sundering  ties 
of  parental  affection,  lint  amidst  these  mournful 
scenes,  I  could  commend  to  surviving  friends  the 
Savior,  who  said,  "  Suffer  the  little  children  to  come 
unto  me,  and  forbid  them  not;    for  of  such   is  the 

kingdom  of  God." 

u-m- 

3iM  i-'i^jiJfV'.'it 


^if-ii^  mtg^ 


CHxVPTER   XXXI. 


■      ;'  TOUB  THROUGH   VIRGINIA   AND   MARYLAND. 

May  12,  1869.     Came  to  Pomeroy,  on  the  banks  of 
ihe  Ohio,  and  took  passage  up  the  n^&^  pa  a  mait- 


?"V-,"W?W! "!"';"  I  iiiiiV  J4(4J.'«('J»liiiAH 


ind  T  spent 


Boimd.       '-'"^^ ' 
'^  .hi" 


tU 


i.££  sua  :i  f  rf^  »'«  1 « I  > 

onths  there 
liich  many 
ir  children, 
ve  preached, 
saigned  me, 
oved  to  see 
ndering  ties 
3  mournful 
friends  the 
'en  to  come 
such   is  the 


YLAND,   ^' 

he  buuks  of 


MS 


SELAH    niBBARD  BAHRETI. 


1163 


boat.  There  had  just  been  a  great  freshet,  sweeping 
away  fences,  undermining  trees,  and  partially  sub- 
merging buihliiigs.  Though  the  waters  were  fast  re- 
ceding, yet  their  devastating  effects  were  still  visible. 
It  was,  however,  pleasant  to  see  the  trees  that  had 
withstood  the  watery  element,  adorned  with  robes  of 
varied  green,  wliich  presented  quite  a  contnist  with 
the  leafless  ones,  covered  with  mud  and  sand,  scattered 
pi-ostrate  in  mined  fragments  along  the  wa-sh-bound 
shores.  The  evening  was  cool,  balraly,  and  bracing. 
The  full  moon  shone  brightly  upon  the  glistening 
waters,  rendering  nature,  in  her  nightly  garb,  beauti- 
ful to  behold. 

<    May  13.     Having  ascended  the  Ohio  seventy-two 
:..]les,  came  to  Parkersburg,  where  the  day  was  spnt 
in    writing,    visiting,    and    distributing    books.      Six 
miles  from   this  place  are  the  Parkersburg  Springs, 
which    have   gaineil   cousiderable   notoriety    for   their 
medicinal  qualities.     At  six  in  the  evening,  left  on  tlie 
North-western  Virginia  Railway,  and  before  midnight 
traveled  one  hundred  miles  through  the  wunties  of 
Wood,    Ritchie,    Doddridge,    Harrison,    and    Taylor. 
For  the  first  few  miles,  we  followed  up  the  valley  of 
the  Little  Kanawha;  but  after  leaving  it,  the  coi.  itry 
was  generally  hilly  and  sparsely     ttled.     Much  of  the 
way,  on    account   of  hills,  waa  t^    neled.     To   enter 
these   dark   caverns,  especially  in    lAe   night,  looked 
hideous  and  dangerous;   but  fortunately  our  passiige 
Uirough  them  was  attended  with  no  atudent. 
'  May  14.     Reaching  Grafton,  resumed  our  journey 
at  one  o'clock  in  the  morning,  on  the  Baltiiuore  and 
Ohio    Railroad.      During    this    part    of   the    night, 


""  ■  ~7~:"rr'"~r"?^!"**'»e»**»" 


1G4 


AUTOBKHJUAPHY  OF 


passed  over,  or  rather  through,  the  Alleghany  Mount* 
uina,  the  scenery  of  which,  even  by  moonlight,  was 
enchuntiug.  Kingwood  Tunnel,  nearly  one  mile  iu 
length,  and  costing  more  than  one  million  of  dollars, 
was  an  olyect  of  interest.  Came  next  to  Altamout,  at 
the  "  top  of  the  mountain,"  which  is  the  greatest  rail- 
way altitude  in  the  United  States.  The  ascent  and 
descent  of  the  grade,  though  scarcely  j)erceptible,  is  a 
bold  and  grand  exhibiuou  of  combined  art  and  nature. 
At  the  "  foot  of  the  mountain,"  came  to  Piedmont,  and 
then  to  Cumberland,  Alleghany  County,  Maryland, 
wliiclj  is  surrounded  by  imtusitains,  being  the  site  of 
"  Old  Fort  Cumlxjrland."  Next  to  Hancock,  on.the  Po» 
toraac  River;  thence  to  Martinsburg, Berkeley  County, 
now  West  Virgini:«,  an  old  valley  town;  thence  to 
Harper's  Ferry,  at  the  junction  of  the  Potomac  and 
Bhenandoah  rivers.  Here  the  Potomac  forces  its  way 
through  tlie  Blue  Kidge  with  a  sublime  impetuosity, 
presenting  a  scene  magnificent  beyond  desci'iption. 
Proceeding  twenty  miles,  came  to  Fretlerick,  the  third 
city  in  Maryland,  situated  iu  a  rich  region  of  country. 
Next  to  Mount  Airy,  a  beautiful  elevation,  nearly  six 
hundred  feet  above  tide,  whence  the  last  view  of  the 
Blue  Ridge  is  had ;  thence  to  Baltimore,  the  "  Monu- 
mental City,"  three  hundred  and  eighty-two  miles 
from  Parkersbui^,  which  was  <^^raveled  in  about 
twenty  hours.  t-    5-  ,  * 

Baltimore  is  situattd  in  a  county  of  the  same  name, 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Putapsco  River,  fourteen 
miles  fronj  Chesapeake  Bay.  It  is  built  around  the 
harbor,  and  on  elovated  portions  of  land,  from  the 
points   of  which   fine   views  are   had.     Its   spacious 


*!■ 


rswrmfm 


RET.AiT  nrnnAnio  baiihett. 


165 


my  Mount- 
u light,  waa 
lie  mile   iu 

of  dollars, 
Itamont,  at 
reatest  rail- 
ascent  and 
ptible,  18  a 
mid  nature, 
dmont,  and 
Maryland, 
:he  site  uf 
,  ou>the  Po- 
ey  County, 

thence  to 
ttomuc  and 
ees  its  way 
upetuosity, 
iesci'iptiou. 
:,  the  third 
)f  country, 
nearly  six 
iew  of  the 
le  "  Monu- 
two   miles 

in    about 

ame  name, 
•,  fourteen 
iround  the 
from  the 
i   spacious 


streets  are  laid  out  with  order  and  neatness.     It  has  a 
good  harbor,  aeccssible  to  the  largest  vessels.     It  was 
chartered  as  a  city  in   1797,  and  now  numbers  more 
than   200,000  inhabitants,     It  contains  one  hundred 
churches,  several  colleges,  numerous   seminaries  and 
sciiools,  and  many  costly  public  edifices.     The  country 
around  and  about  Baltimore  is  nearly  level,  hut  re- 
quires much  labor  to  make  it  productive,  'Indeed,  old 
fields,  iu  many  places,  lay  to  the  commons,  entirely  for- 
saken.    Its  farming  interests  are  much  neglected,  the 
attention  of  the  community  being  principally  directed 
to  other  pursuits,  which  furnish  greater  inducement.^ 
for  energetic  action.     Several  railroads  cont»ect  Balti- 
more with  other  parts  of  the  Union. 

The  Washington  Monument,  at  the  intersection  of 
two  squares,  is  built  on  an  eminence  of  one  hundred  feet 
al>ove  tide.     It  consists  of  a  square  base,  surmounted 
by  a  Doric  column,  the  whole  one  hundred  and  eighiy 
feet  high.     It  is  inclosed  by  an  iron  railing,  and  to  the 
main  entrance  there  are  twelve  stejw.     Over  the  fonr 
doors    is    the    following    inscription:    "To    Gkohge 
Washington,  by  the  State  of  Maryland,"    On 
the  sides  of  the  base  are  also  full  and  approjiriate  in- 
scriptiona.     On  the  summit  is  a  colossal  statue,  repre-* 
senting  Washington  in  the  act  of  resigning  his  com- 
mission.    The  corner-stone   was   laid    July    4,   1815. 
The  whole  monument  is  constructed  of  white  marble, 
and    cost    $200,000.     In    anotlier   part  of   the    c\ty,» 
in  the  center  of  Monument  Square,  formetl   by  the 
intersection    of  Calvert   and    Fayette   streets,   is    the 
Buttle  Monument,  fifty-two  feet  high,  reared  in  honor 
of  the   patriots   who    fell,  September    12,   1814,   in 


.:     AUTOBIOGBAPHY   OP  .{H 

defense  of  the  city  against  the  British.     Upon  it  are 
iu8C!ribed  the  names  of  those  wlio  perished. 

May  16.  Spent  the  morning  in  distributing 
books.  At  eleven  heard  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fuller,  for- 
merly of  South  Carolina,  but  now  pastor  of  the 
Seventli  Baptist  Church  of  this  city.  The  audience 
was  large,  and  the  sermon  a  practical  one,  interspersed 
with  many  (lertinent  and  suggestive  remarks.  It  was 
short,  and  every  way  adapted  to  the  wants  and  ca])aci- 
ties  of  a  mixed  multitude.  In  Baltimore,  as  in  every 
other  large  city,  there  ai*e  societies  and  churclu's  of 
various  denominations,  embracing  Baptists,  Presby-. 
terians,  Methwlists,  Episcopalians,  Lutherans,  Chris- 
tians, Friends,  Universulists,  Jews,  Roman  Catholics, 
etc.  Yet  iniquity  abounds.  In  all  tlie  marts  of 
trade  the  spirit  of  avarice  is  observable,  each  one 
anxious  to  fill  his  coffera  by  the  most  sjieedy,  if  not 
most  dishonorable,  means.  For  worldly  gain  merely, 
how  many  sacrifice  a  good  name  here,  and  the  hope  of 
happiness  hereafter!  Such,  however,  seems  to  be  the 
wistlom  of  this  world. 

..Leaving  Baltimore,  came  thirty-three  miles  to 
Bladensburg,  Prince  George  County,  about  six  kxiiiea 
east  from  Washington  City.  It  is  distiuguishf  1  for  its 
warlike  associations,  a  bloody  battle  having  been 
fought  U}>on  its  fields.  It  is  the  celebrated  dueling 
ground  where  many,  even  some  Members  of  Congress 
and  Government  officials,  have  prematurely  fallen  to  - 
satisfy  a  sanguinary,  but  false  code  of  honor.  De- 
catur, so  much  admired  for  his  famous  victories,  here 
ingioriously  yielded  up  his  life,  and  fell  a  victim  to  his 
own   rashness  and  presumption.     How  often   do  the 


poD  it  are 


i8tt'ibutinf§ 
'uller,  for- 
or  of  the 
e  audience 
titers  pcrued 
s.  It  was 
iiid  capaci- 
ts  in  every 
iurelu'8  of 
J,  Presby- 
ns,  Cliris- 
Cutholics, 
marts  of 
each  one 
xty,  if  not 
ill  merely, 
le  hope  of 
I  to  be  the 

mi^es    to 

six  ixiilea 
hf '1  for  its 
Mng  been 
id  dueling 

Congress 
f  fallen  to 
»nor.  De- 
ories,  here 


ctim  to  his 
3D   do  the 


vmmr^S^tmmmmmtify^ 


"iM4!uli"'j"' 


8ELAH  HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


167 


grentfist  of  men,  who  have  swayed  the  destinies  of 
mankind,  li.ve  Alexander,  cut  short  their  existence  by 
their  own  folly  I  How  weak,  at  the  best,  is  human 
nature,  when  divested  of  the  restrainU  of  religion  I 

CHAPTER    XXXII.  "     ^ 


VISIT  TO  THE  NATIONAL  METROPOLM. 


'%'/ 


May  16,  1859.  Came  to  Washington,  District  of 
Columbia,  situated  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Potomac. 
Having  around  it  sloping  hills,  it  is  geographically 
assimilated  to  Jerusalem,  the  ancient  city  of  the  Jews. 
In  the  forenoon  attended,  on  the  green,  at  the  foot  of 
the  National  Capitol,  the  annual  celebration  of  the 
Washington  Sunday-school  Union.  Most,  if  not  all, 
of  the  Sunday-schools  o£  the  city,  joined  in  the  cele- 
bration. The  pupils  of  these  schools,  under  the  care 
and  guidance  of  their  respective  teachers,  marched  in 
regular  procession  along  Pennsylvania  Avenue,  which 
occupied  the  8j>ace  of  an  hour.  Musical  band%. 
waving  flags,  and  floating  banners  rendered  tlic  pro- 
cession signiBcantly  attractive,  being  composed,  as  it 
was,  of  a  large  assemblage  of  children,  numbering  in 
the  aggregate  five  thousand.  Temporary  seats  having 
been  prepared  for  the  occasion  under  the  dense  foliage 
of  trees,  the  children  were  soon  seated  in  the  most 
orderly  manner,  and  the  outskirts  surrounded  by  about 
two  tliousand  adults.  The  throne  of  grace  was 
fervently  addressed  by  Rev.  Dr.  Hamlin,  after  which 
Mr,  Whight  gave  a  statistical   report.     It  appeared 


J 


wm. 


168 


AtnroBioonAriTY  or 


that  the  number  of  conversions  was  twcniy-five  jwr 
cent  greater  tlian  the  preeeding  year.  At  the  con- 
oliirtion  of  tlie  rejwirt,  Rev.  Dr.  Sinulerlund  a(iilre6se<l 
the  youthful  multitude  in  a  happy  and  eloquent  man- 
ner, ooncUiding  with  an  earnest  appeal  to  i^reuts  and 
teachers.  He  Was  followed  by  Rev.  Dr.  Nadal,  pastor 
at  tlie  Foundry  diapel,  who  was  listened  to  with  in- 
tense inteix'st.  Several  hymns,  printed  upon  cards, 
were  sung.  The  juveniles,  with  joyful  countenances, 
unite<l  their  voices  in  the  spirit  of  song,  which  echoed 
melodiously  through  tlie  crowd  and  in  the  distance. 
Though  Rome,  ancient  Rome,  hud  a  capitol,  yet  it 
never  witnessed  at  its  foot  a  scene  like  this  at  the  foot 
of  the  United  States  Capitol.  I  remained  on  the 
rostrum  till  the  throng  dis|)ersed,  reflet^ting  upon  what 
I  had  seen  and  heard.  Tliough  I  had  orten  grievously 
lamented  my  country's  wrongs,  yet  for  once  I  could 
but  rejoice  for  this  visible  indication  of  good,  hoping 
that  among  these  five  thousand  children  and  youth  a 
goodly  number  of  them  will  be  brought  to  Christ,  and 
become  ornaments  of  his  church  and  proclaimers  of  a 
free  gospel. 

In  the  afternoon  revisited  that  noble  and  magnifi- 
cent edifice,  the  Capitol.  It  stands  on  a  commanding 
eminence,  called  Capitol  Hill,  from  which  the  city  may 
be  viewed  to  its  remotest  points.  It  was  commenced  in 
1793,  and  now  covers  an  area  of  about  four  acres, 
having  cost  many  millions  of  dollars.  It  is  hand- 
somely constructed  of  white  marble,  having  numerous 
lofty  Corintnian  columns,  thirty  feet  in  height,  which 
add  much  to  its  external  beauty.  It  has  two  wings, 
and  a  projection  on  the  west  side.     The  grounds  con- 


,1      wwnwn 


''^M'^rifSfipjwiim" 


^-five  ])t;r 
the  cotH^ 
adtlressod 
leut  luan- 
ireuts  and 
la  I,  pastor 
with  in- 
oii  cards, 
titenancL'H, 
fli  ecliofd 
distance, 
ol,  yet  it 
t  the  foot 
1  on  the 
pon  what 
;riovoii8ly 
;  1  could 
d,  hoping 
I  youth  a 
hrist,  and 
uiers  of  a 

naagnifi- 
imanding 

city  may 
nenced  in 
>ur  acres, 

ia  hand*" 
Duraerousi' 
ht,  which 
fo  wings, 
luds  con-" 


SKLAH    HlBUAUl)   BAnHETT. 


16i^ 


nected  witli  it  embrace  thirty  acres,  beantifully  in- 
ciow-^I  J>y  an  iron  railing,  and  highly  decorated  by  a 
great  variety  of  Aaierican  trees,  with  fountains,  basins 
of  water,  and  piwies  of  statuary.  Near  the  front  of 
the  western  entrance  of  the  Capitol,  is  a  marble  monu- 
ment, forty  feet  high,  rising  out  of  a  pool  of  water, 
erected  by  the  officers  of  the  navy  to  the  memory  of 
those  who  fell  in  the  war  of  Tripoli.  In  the  central 
building,  under  a  hemispherical  dome,  is  the  rotunda, 
circular  in  form,  and  ninety-six  feet  in  diameter.  Its 
walls  are  adornei]  with  large  elegant  historical  paint- 
ings, and  fine  specimens  of  sculpture.  The  Congres- 
sional Library  faces  the  west,  umtaining  not  only 
works  on  nearly  every  subject,  but  portraits,  busts, 
medals,  and  various  works  of  art.  In  the  north  wing 
is  the  Senate  Chamber,  one  hundred  and  thirteen  feet 
in  length,  eighty  in  width,  and  thirty-six  in  height, 
with  galleries.  The  Hall  of  Representatives  is  in  the 
south  wing,  similar  in  form  and  decorations,  but  larger 
in  size,  being  one  hundred  and  thirty-nine  feet  in 
length,  ninety-three  in  width,  and  thirty-six  in  height. 
In  sht)rt,  the  Capitol  of  the  United  States,  with  its 
corridors,  colonnades,  dome,  rotunda,  and  body  and 
wings,  presents  an  imposing  apfwarance,  receiving  the 
admiration  of  strangers.  „ ,      .,:.^ 

In  the  Senate  Chamber  and  Hall  of  Representa- 
tives, I  spent  some  hours  in  solitude  and  silence,  with 
none  to  disturb  my  meditations.  Congi-ess  having  ad- 
journed, the  members  had  mostly  returned  home;  but 
this  did  not  make  the  train  of  my  reflections  none  the 
less  profitable.  "  Where,"  thought  I,  "  are  those  men 
whose  thrilling  eloquence  once  echoed  witbiu  these 


170 


AU'roBioonAPHY  or 


marble  walls,  iieiiftruting  the  innioHt  rccosses  of  (lio 
human  heart?  Where  are  Clay,  mid  VVfbBter,  ami 
Calhoun, — iUuMtrious  senators?  Then  Heat«  are  made 
vacant,  to  be  occupied  by  their  nuccessors.  And 
where,  soon,  will  be  Seward,  and  Hale,  and  Sumner? 
Yes,  their  voices,  too,  in  like  manner,  will  soon  Iks 
hushed  in  the  stillness  of  death.  What,  then,  are  the 
honors  and  emolumeiils  of  office?  How  short  is  the 
career  to  gn-atness  and  power!  How  soon  are  for- 
gotten, and  how  effectually  does  the  grave  obliterate, 
the  present  distinctions  among  men  !  "  '^^'«^>*r¥?i,%»yi" 

May  17.  Visited  the  buildings  of  the  ex^utlvfl 
departments,  which  are  massive  structures,  known 
under  the  following  official  titles :  The  'Vpnrtmcnt 
of  State;  the  Treasury,  War,  Post-ofl.  und  Navy 
Departments;  Dcimrtment  of  the  Interim;  and  the 
Office  of  the  Attorney-General.  A  portion  of  the  De- 
partment of  the  Interior  is  occupied  by  tlie  Patent 
Office  and  by  the  museum  of  the  National  Institute. 
Here  are  collected  all  the  nuxlels  of  the  machines  that 
h'ave  been  patented  since  the  formation  of  the  Govern- 
ment, strikingly  indicative  of  the  skill  and  ingenuity 
of  American  mechanics.  Of  the  invaluable  relics  of 
modern  times,  is  the  identical  printing-press  at  which 
Dr.  FrankUn  worked  in  London,  as  a  journeyman,  in 
the  years  1725  and  1726.  Also,  the  camp-chest  of 
General  Washington,  used  in  the  campaigns  of  the 
Revolution,  including  his  writing-case,  his  war  sword, 
his  cooking  utensils,  part  of  his  sleeping  tent,  and  the 
suit  worn  by  him  when  he  resigntNJ  his  commission  at 
Annapolis,  1783.  Here  are  also  seen  the  original  Deo- 
laratioa  of  Independence,  the  gifts  presented  to  the 


I^nUMH 


BEI.AH   HinUARD  BAnRKTT. 


171 


aes  of  (lifl 
bster,  and 
>  are  made 
ore.  And 
Sumner? 
U  Houn  l)c 
!n,  are  the 
lort  ia  the 
1  are  for- 
obliterate, 

executive 

M,    known 

Vpnrtment 

I  ad  Navy 

and  the 
of  the  De- 
he   Patent 

Institute. 
hincH  tliat 
c  (Jovcrn- 

iii|^eniiity 

relics  of 
I  lit  which 
eyniiin,  in 

chest  of 
ns  of  the 
mr  sword, 

,  and  the 
mission  at 

inal  Dcc- 
ed  to  the 


Qovcrnmont  by  f«)rpigii  powors,  the  "^llw-tion  of  In- 
dian |M>rtrni(H,  thf  lifttHUn.-.  of  tin  National  In.slitiitc, 
etc.,  making  the  LhII  one  of  the  moat  interesting  to 
visit  in  the  metropolis.     mp^Rtititthji  -ifii  t.^.  i  . . 

The  8mi(hsonian  '  istitutc,  dcsigntHl  for  the  general 
increu.se  luid  diiluHioii  of  knowledge,  deserves  a  passing 
notice.  It  is  situated  in  the  midst  of  extensive  orna- 
mental grounds,  and  roun<letl  ujton  a  bequest  of  more 
than  half  a  million  of  dollars,  made  to  the  Govern- 
ment by  James  Smitlison,  dm  Englishman  of  Kaining, 
rank,  and  fortune.  It  is  tour  hundred  and  Kt'ly  Teet 
long,  one  hundred  and  forty  wide,  with  nine 
towers,  varying  from  seventy-five  to.  one  hundred  and 
fifty  feet  in  height.  The  material  of  which  it  is  made, 
is  fine-grained,  reddish,  freestone,  and  the  style  of 
architecture  is  the  Ilon)anes(pie.  Its  large  lii»rary 
room  is  sufficiently  ample  to  contain  one  hundred 
thousand  volumes.  It  has  a  l(>cture  room  which  will 
seat  more  than  one  thousand  )>ersons.  Its  mnscum  is 
designed  to  be  two  hundred  feet  long,  and  to  be  event- 
ually filled  with  the  wonders  of  nature  and  art  from 
all  parts  of  the  globe.  The  rooms  for  chemical  ex- 
periments are  spacious.  The  gallery  of  art,  situatcil 
in  the  west  wing,  is  one  hundred  and  twenty  feet  long. 
The  different  apartments  are  on  a  magnificent  plan, 
and,  when  completed,  will  surpass  any  thing  of  the 
kind  in  the  country. 

The  National  Observatory,  situated  on  the  banks  of 
the  Potomac,  is  a  uaval  institution,  the  force  employed 
in  it  consisting  principally  of  naval  officers.  The 
nautical  books,  charts,  and  instruments,  belonging  to 
the  navy,  are  here  kept.     This  ob^cvatory  holds  a 


■-  S'..:^f:}.',0ffi1''-Wi-.^^^'-'^"' 


TSTT.fSS'.'i^t^lw**^''*'^*™*''^'  * 


AIJTOUKXIRAPIIY   OF 


Idjjli  rank  nnmnp  tlie  ol)»«prvntorip«  of  the  'vorld,  tliera 
Ix'tng  \)Ht  OHO  NU|»orior  to  it,  Tlie  KIwitro-Cronograph, 
Invcntwl  by  Dr.  I>H-k(>,  in  said  to  b«  tlie  most  wonder" 
ful  obj(>ct  ill  the  establiHiiiiuMit.  Hon.  John  Qiiincy 
AdaniH,  in  liin  Innt  dayn,  wuh  h  dcvotod  friend  of  the 
obwrvatory. 

The  Navy  Yard,  eHtablinhetl  in  the  year  1800, 
coverH  about  twi'lve  acrt's,  and  in  neatly  incloHed  by  a 
brirk  wall.  Varionit  and  extensive  are  the  mechanical 
o|»cration8  of  this  eMtabliHhiuent,  giving  employment 
to  many  hundred  jiernonH.  AnehorH,  chain-cables, 
galleys,  cjiImmiscs,  puwder-tunks,  shot,  balls,  caps, 
shells,  boilers,  engines,  and  m-urly  every  thing  |iertuin- 
ing  to  the  art  of  war  and  the  destruction  of  life,  are 
inaniifuctured  on  a  grand  sc^ule.  I  l(Mikc<l  U|)on  all 
these  nuiltifnrious  works  with  more  sadness  than 
pleasure,  lamenting  that  the  state  of  the  worhl  was 
Bueh  as  to  require  the  manufacture  of  these  instru- 
ments of  warfare  and  death. 

May  18.  Visited  the  National  or  CongresHional 
Cemetery,  one  mile  east  of  the  Capit(»l,  substantially 
inclosed  by  a  wall  of  brick.  It  was  located  in  the 
year  1807,  and  already  contains  more  than  'six 
thousand  interments.  The  monuments  are  numerous, 
|ind  several  of  them  elegant.  Many  Members  of  Con- 
gress are  here  buried,  and  there  is  a  mournful  interest 
in  wandering  among  the  monuments  which  commemo- 
rate tiieir  names.  Also,  a  short  distance  from  this  is 
another  burial  ground,  called  Glenwood  Cemetery.  It 
contains  ninety  acres,  and  cost  $10,000.  The  front  of 
the  lotlge  or  gate-way  is  ornamented  with  figures  of 
Time,  Patience,  and  Love.  .  '  ¥^  *^  *^ 


WFI.AII    lirilllAltD   BARriKTT. 


173 


rid,  th«re 
itnograph, 
t  wonder- 
n  Quiiicy 
nd  of  the 

ear  18()0, 
(mhhI  by  a 
ivchanical 
tploymcnt 
lin-utblus, 
\U,  caps, 
g  )»ert»iii- 
if  life,  are 
U|K)n  all 
i«8H  than 
vorM  was 
Hc  iiiHtru- 

gremional 
)HtaMtiully 
kI  in  the 
tlian  'six 
lumcmus, 
s  of  Con- 
il  intorest 
oniinemo- 
m\  this  is 
jtery.  It 
e  front  of 
igures  of 


In  tbtf  aHerHoon',  at  one  o'clock,  vinitMl  tlu>  Preni- 
d«'i»t'«  MiiiiKion,  Hurroumle<l  by  extcn8ivo  groniKla, 
Hitiialcd  at  the  wcHt  oitd  of  the  city,  alNiiit  one  mile 
from  the  Capitol,  at  the  intersection  of  I'ennsylvaniti, 
New  York,  Conntxitiuut,  and  Vermont  aveniies.  It 
is  one  hundred  and  seventy  feet  front  and  eighty-(«ix 
deep,  with  Ionic  pilasters,  crowned  with  a  stone  balus- 
trade. While  here.  I  hud  the  honor  of  an  introduction 
t*»  the  present  incumbent  of  the  executive  mansion, — 
Pix>Hident  Jiuchanan.  Tliough  nixty-eigl.t  years  of 
age,  he  still  |H)ssesse8  great  pliysical  and  mental  vigor, 
and  is  capable  of  performing  a  vast  amount  of  lulwr 
})ertaining  to  his  ofTieial  station.  He  reads  and  writes 
without  the  cumbrous  use  of  8|)cctacle8.  He  is  of  large 
stature,  somewhat  corpulent,  possessing  a  predomi- 
nance of  the  sanguine  temperament.  His  complexion 
is  fair;  his  hair  thin  and  gray;  his  dress  plain;  his 
manners  affable.  From  his  {Mirsonal  or  external  ayt- 
peai-ance,  i  stranger  would  not  sup|)OHe  that  he  (kmui- 
pfed  more  than  a  common  sphere  in  life.  Though  en- 
joying the  highest  gid  the  nation  can  bestow,  yet  his 
care-worn  countenance  too  plainly  showed  that  he  was 
not  a  happy  man. ,,     .     ,,  ...  . 


Ml"- 


''V.l:  ;'■ 


v'l    1,;  I    ,  ,-,.. 


CHAPTER    XXXIII. 


i ...  .* 


VISIT  TO   MOUNT  VERNON. 


May  19,  1859.  Visited  a  tlay  or  two  since  George- 
town, separated  from  Washington  by  Rock  Creek. 
From  its  first  settlement  it  has  been  a  place  of  con- 


'■1*S-»^' 


174 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY   OP 


sidcrablc  commercial  importance.  At  the  west  enc?  cf 
the  town  is  Georgetcxvn  College,  under  the  control  of 
the  Jcraiits,  containing  a  large  library,  a  philosophical 
apparatus,  a  niuseuni  of  natural  history,  aiid  a  Iwtanio 
garden.  The  aqueduct,  which  span.?  the  "t'otomac,  cost 
nearly  two  millions  of  dollars.  The  cemetery,  located 
on  the  heights  of  the  town,  has  a  porter's  Iclare,  a  re- 
ceiving tomb,  and  a  Gothic  chajTel.  Trom  these 
heiglits  is  seen  a  large  scojje  of  country,  inchuling  the 
city  of  Wasiiington.  On  these  elevations  are  situated 
many  handsome  private  dwellings,  occupied  by  gentle- 
men of  wealth  and  distinction,  of  whom  are  several 
foreign  ministers.  Lorenzo  Dow,  the  famous  itinerant 
preacher,  closed  his  life  and  lalxrs  in  Georgetown. 

May  20.  Proceeciing  seven  miles  down  the  Poto- 
»nac,  cfime  to  Alex- n--' -•a,  a  port  of  entry,  dia- 
tingiiishal  ^^r  its  v«no».4ble  age.  The  theol(»gical 
seminary  of  the  Episcojial  Church  of  Virginia  is 
located  in  this  vicinity.  The  church  is  yet  standing  in 
which  Washington  worshijMMl,  and  of  which  he  was 
vestryman.  Such  was  his  interest  in  the  cause  of 
education  that  he  oeqi:eathed  one  thousand  jioiuids  for 
the  pur}K)8e  of  sustaining  a  free  public  school.  This 
town  was  early  s>  j)ia(Hj  of  note.  In  17o5,  five  a)l()nial 
governors  met  to  adopt  measures  relative  to  General 
BraddcKk's  Westcin  expedition,  which  proved  unsuc- 
ceasf'u',  the  Genera',  with  n  large  portion  of  his  army, 
lasing  Hieir  lives  by  the  French  and  Inlians. 

Pursuing  my  journey  nine  miles  further,  and  paes- 

.  ing  Fort    Washiiigton,  came  to  Mount  Vernon,  oncse 

the  home,  but  now  the  tomb,  of  Gkouoe  Wasuino- 

Tov.     From  the  landing  the  tomb  is  first  passed,  be- 


,t  the  west  end  of 
ler  the  control  of 
y,  a  philosophical 
orv,  »iid  a  Iwtanic 
the  Potomac,  cost 

cemetery,  located 
)rter'8  lcda:e,  a  re- 
l>el.  Trom  tiiese 
itry,  inchuliiig  the 
atioiis  are  aitnated 
iccupied  by  geiitle- 
whom  are  several 
le  famous  itinerant 
1  Georgetown. 
as  down  the  Poto- 
rt  of  entry,  dis- 
The  tlieological 
!h  of  Virginia  is 
1  is  yet  standing  in 

of  which  he  was 
in  the  cause  of 
lousand  pounds  for 
lUlic  sciliool.  This 
,  l7o6,  five  colonial 
relative  to  General 
lioh  proved  unsuc- 
ortion  of  his  urniy, 
I  Indians. 

i  further,  and  pass- 
(lunt  Vernon,  onc« 
Seouoe  Washing- 

is  first  passed,  be- 


8ET.AH   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


176 


ing  but  a  lew  rods  from  the  shore.  The  path  or  road 
leading  to  it  is  hedged  in  on  each  side  by  clusters  of 
trees,  giving  it  a  somber  apjwarance.  The  vault  is 
built  of  brick,  on  the  front  of  which  is  a  large  aper- 
ture, admitting  the  light,  bnt  securely  guarded  by  a 
heavy  double-iron  gate.  The  sarcophagus,  iu  which 
repose  his  remains,  consists  of  marble,  upon  the  lid  of 
which  is  engraven  hip  name  and  the  arms  of  his 
country.  In  another  one,  by  his  side,  are  deposited 
the  remains  of  his  wife,  Martha  Washington.  La  Fay- 
ette, the  illustrious  friend  of  Washington,  when  last 
in  this  country,  visited  the  tomb,  entered  the  vault 
alone,  and  wept  over  the  dust  of  the  American  patriot. 
Thousimds  annually  visit  this  long-to-be-remembered 
spot,  anxious  to  obtain  some  relic  in  happy  re- 
nicmbraivco  of  the  "  Father  of  his  country," 

A  short  distance  from  the  tond),  upon  a  beautiful 
elwation  overlooking  the  wido-spread  waters  of  the 
t*otomac,  stands  the  patriarchal  mansion.  This  un- 
pretending structure  was  first  commenced  by  Mr. 
Lawrence  Washington,  a  brother  of  the  General,  and 
fttlerward  completed  by  the  General  himself  It  is 
two  stories  high,  ninety-six  feet  long,  with  a  portico 
on  the  east  side.  Near  the  west  side  are  two  gardens, 
a  greenhouse,  seed  and  tool  houses,  negro  cottugi's,  and 
the  usual  accompanim.ats  of  a  Virginia  plantation. 
These,  t<^ether  with  the  trees  planted  by  Waaliingtou, 
are  objects  of  special  interest  to  the  visitor.  In  the 
north  room,  usually  called  the  reception  room,  the 
furniture  and  [wiintiuga  remain  as  when  he  died  sixty 
years  ago.  His  library  room,  as  well  as  some  other 
apartments,  ar»3  in  like  condition.     But  the  external 


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AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


appearaHce  of  the  buildings  are  much  changed,  bearing 
the  inviucihle  marks  of  age  and  dticsay.  The  plantation, 
consistiug  of  stveral  hundretl  acres,  is  much  out  of  re- 
pair. Even  the  tomb  itself  is  in  a  state  of  ruin, 
plainly  showing  that  all  is  passing  away.  The  present 
proprietor, — Mr.  John  Augustine  Washington, — haa 
agreed  to  sell  a  portion  of  the  estate,  including  tlie 
buildings,  to  the  Jjadies'  Mount  Vernon  Association. 
Thi»  arrangetnrtjt  is  tliought  to  bo  excellent,  as,  by 
this  means,  the  Mount  Vemoa  property  will  l>e  im- 
proved and  preserved  in  such  a  manner  that  future 
generations  may  behold  it  as  it  apjieared  when  in  the 
hands  of  its  original  pr«>prieto?, — General  Geoi^ft 
WashingtffD. 

Mount  Vernon  is  «  pound  which  strikes  musically 
npon  every  Ainericau  ear,  and  will  ever  he  ^s^jciateil 
with  pleasing  reiTiiuisceoces  of  the  country's  gresU; 
bericfaotor.  Merely  of  itself  this  place  is  not  pe- 
culiar to  louny  others ;  but  it  has  been  rcisdered  eon- 
.spiciHJUS  by  the  worthy  eonduet  and  noble  dee<ls  of  Ua 
ihrrnvXy  aiuiable  possi^ssor.  Nature's  wonders  aio, 
t!)e»Tfore,  scaroely  more  attmctivf;  than  this  cherished 
spot.  No  one  who  loves  his  oountry^  and  the  nan:<e  of 
him  who  rescuwl  it  in  the  hour  of  itH  peril,  <siu,  with- 
out, doing  violence  to  his  feelings,  pasis  this  place  with 
i4  stoical  indifference.  For  here  iw  the  place  whsro 
Washington,  the  firsit  President,  Bought  repose;  where 
his  domestic  happineos  centered ;  where  his  life  ternii- 
nalitl  ;  and  whwft  his  mortal  renuiins  slumber.  And, 
more  than  thi.-j,  he  yielded  up  his  spirit,  not  amidst  the 
roar  of  cannon,  or  in  the  chair  of  8t?»te,  but  in  hia 
own,  quiet,  peAccful,  silent  home,  "  with  the  becoming 


1,  bearing 
lantation, 
jut  of  re- 
of  ruin, 
le  present 
Ion, — haa 
iding  the 
isociation. 
it,  88,  by 
ill  be  iin° 
lat  future 
len  in  tho 
1  George 
'r- 

musically 
Q8*jcia4ei| 
ry's  grcaJc 
i  uot  pe~ 
lered  e«»n- 
aah  of  Ua 
loiers    aif, 

eherlshetl 
c  nauie  of 
(an,  wsth- 
^>lace  with 
ice  whare 
»se;  where 
life  ternii" 
>er.  Ami, 
imidst  the 
>i9t  in    hiiji 

becoming 


SKTiAn  nrRnAni)  BARnErr. 


firmness  of  a  man,  tlie  calmness  of  a  philowpher,  the 
resignation  and  confidence  of  a  Christian."        ''■'    .     '1 


^V'   i^t    i   tJT  ^         •t->,s!V^«,  I 


CHAPTER   XXXIV^  .' 


JOURNEY   TO   DELAWARE. 

May  20,  1859.  Left  the  State  of  Virginia,  wliich 
we  have  entered  three  times  since  leaving  Ohio,  and 
in  the  evening  returned  to  Washington  City,  The 
state  of  religion  here  generally  is  at  a  low  ebb,,  The 
love  of  distinction  and  the  parade  of  fashionable  life 
have  a  tendency  to  divert  the  mind  from  the  more 
solemn  truths  of  Chri^sttanity.  The  influence  exerted 
by  the  vast  throng  of  visitors  from  different  })arts  of 
the  world  is  often  deleterious.  The  temptations  to 
idleness  and  (Jiasipation  are  o.iany,  to  withwtaml  which 
requires  -more  than  ordinary  strength  and  decision  of 
character.  Indwd,  there  are  many  dark  spots  on  the 
National  escutcheon,  which  can  not  here  be  delineated. 
Ill  tlie  midst  of  such  life-lcilling  and  soui-destroyiug 
influence,  it  would  hi  miraculous,  however  n>Hch  de- 
sire<fl,  to  see  af;  once  the  universal  triumpiis  of  tin; 
gospel,  Yet  nil  have  not  bowed  tlie  knee  to  Baal,  aiull 
upon  th««  humble  'mw  depend,  undey  God,  the  fbtcire 
promulgation  of  the  truth.  v   rt&P;if„    f,    ^j-      h 

May  2L  Entering  Maryland  by  public  convej'- 
ancp,  tnivi'kd  through  the  central  p^rt  of  the  State 
toward  Chesjipeake  Bjiy,  and  came  to  Havre  do  Graw, 
at  the  moutli  of  Susquehanna  River,  which  wtiK 
cro.sst>d  on  a  stwisn  ferry.  In  Mjiv,  ISlii,  this  plaw, 
12 


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178 


AniX>niO(;TJAPUY    OP 


was  biirf.od  by  tlio  Britlrtli,  midf-r  A^lniiral  Cockhiirn. 
Next  3i:t  thirty-four  miles  to  Wilnuiigton,  Delaware, 
and  fireulated  books.  'I'liis  pia'*e  is  situated  between 
Bnuidywiue  and  Christiana  creek«,  one  mile  above 
their  confluence,  and  is  the  largest  city  in  the  State. 
Though  well  built,  the  site  is  uneven,  giving  it  a  pic- 
turesque appearance.  Its  natural  facilities  for  manu- 
facturing are  uncommonly  good,  and  it  is  e8|>e<;ially 
noted  for  its  extensive  flouring  and  gunjwwdcr  mills. 
Dover,  the  caf.;*-:!  of  the  Stiitv,  is  a  much  smaller 
place,  but  has  an  elegant  state-house  and  other  public 
buildings. 

Delaware,  with  the  exception  of  Rhode  Island,  is 
the  smallest  State  in  the  Union,  embracing  only  three 
counties, — New  Castle,  Kent,  and  Sussex.  In  respect 
to  ]K>pulation,  it  is  even  iess  than  Rhmle  Island.  The 
first  settlement  was  made  by  a  colony  of  Swedes,  more 
than  two  hundred  years  ago.  In  1682,  the  Delaware 
settlement  was  purchased  by  William  Penn  from  the 
Duke  of  York,  and  was  then  attached  to  Penn- 
sylvania. The  northern  part  has  an  undulating 
surface,  good  soil,  and  excellent  water-power;  the 
southern  part  is  low,  level,  and  sandy.  Between  the 
Delaware  and  Chesapeake  bays  is  a  chain  of  swamps, 
from  which  procee<l  numerous  streams.  Its  principal 
productions  are  wheat  and  Indian  corn. 


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Delaware, 
I  between 
ile  above 
the  State. 
;  it  a  pio- 
br  nianu- 
e8|)e<Maily 
iler  mills. 
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ler  public 

Inland,  ii 

r>nly  three 

In  respect 

irifl.     The 

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Delaware 

from  the 

to    Penn# 

indiihiting 

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tween  the 

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principal 


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8ELAH    IIinnARD    BAUBETT. 

CHAPTEIJ    XXX  Vs-    '^ 

r  SECOND    VISIT   TO    PKNNSYIA'AI^IA. 

May  21,  1859.  Entered  the  State  of  Pennsylvania 
for  the  second  time.  My  first  visit  was  made  three 
years  ago,  in  the  westerly  part  of  the  State,  at  Pitts- 
burgh ;  my  present  one,  in  the  easterly  pjtrt,  at  Phila- 
delphia. Came  direct  to  this  city  from  Wilmington, 
twenty-eight  niiles  up  the  Delaware.  The  agrieultuml 
interests  along  thia„  river  present  a  more  cheering  as- 
pect than  the  barren  districts  passed  in  the  more 
southern  parts  of  my  journey.  It  is  gratifying  to  tho 
eye  to  see  the  primeval  forest  re<li!ce<l  to  a  state  of 
cultivation,  osj)ecia11y  be.side  such  nol>le  streanis  as  the 
Susquehanna  and  Delaware.  The  natural  scvnery, 
corabin(!d  with  the  lisdustrious  skill  of  man,  cjin  not 
fail  to  interest  the  traveler. 

^'  Philadelphia,  in  external  appearance,  fully  equals 
exjMK-ttition.  A  |»<"ninsula,  formed  by  the  Delavvare 
and  Schuylkill  rivers,  h  the  admired  and  central  spot 
of  this  groat  city,  whicii,  next  to  New  York,  is  the 
largest  city  in  the  United  States.  It  was  laid  out  by 
its  enterprising  founder, — William  Penn, — in  the  year 
1683.  The  ancient  city  of  Babylon,  according  to  Pri- 
deaux,  was  taken  as  a  model.  I^et  that  be  as  it  nuiy, 
Philadelphtsi  has  ever  been  distinguished  for  the  lui- 
8urpasse<i  beauty  of  its  streets,  which  are  straight  and 
wide,  crossing  each  other  at  right  angles, — an  arrange- 
ment too  often  and  sadly  neglected  in  the  laying  out 
of  large  cities. 

In  the  afternoon  visited  Ginird  Collesre,  situated  on 


"--'^^^'iV^aierKfs^.^fTnrr.irj^^ir 


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180 


AUTOBTOtmAPHY    OF 


Ridge  Avenue.  Steplien.  Girard,  a  merchant,  banker, 
and  niiilinnaire,  who  has  oriticiilly  passed  the  ordeal  of 
praise  and  censure,  InKjueathed  two  millions  of  dollars 
for  the  erection  of  this  magnificent  edifice,  exclusively 
designed  for  the  supjwrt  and  education  of  destitute 
male  orphans.  It  was  commenced  in  1833,  and 
finished  in  1847.  The  body  of  the  building,  which  ia 
the  finest  specimen  of  Grecian  architecttire  in  America, 
is  one  hundred  and  sixty-nine  feet  long,  one  hundred 
and  eleven  feet  wide,  and  ninety-seven  feet  high.  It 
18  surroundeil  by  a'  portico  of  thirty-four  gigantic 
columns,  each  fifty-five  feet  in  height,  and  six  feet  in 
diameter.  The  roof  is  composed  of  marble  tiles,  which 
render  the  whole  building  fire-proof.  In  the  lower 
vestibule  are  deposited  the  mortal  remains  of  its  dis- 
tinguishod  founder,  over  which  is  a  l)eautiful  marble 
staiue  of  himself  In  another  apartment  are  his  wear- 
ing apparel,  household  furniture,  books,  and  ])apers, 
which  are  in  a  good  state  of  preservation.  Connectetl 
with  the  buildings  i\re  forty-one  acres  of  land,  strongly 
inclosed  bj'  a  tcii-rooi  walj.     No  eccJrHJastic,  mis-sion- 


i;<  pt'imit- 

^he  insti"^ 

19  kllilflliilll^ 


ary,  or  ministur,  ac(!ordi»g  loGliih 
ted  to  have  any  eonuecljoi]  \\ 
tution,  showing  quite  m  \M\\\f  Ills  S^l'tt 
to  Christianity. 

In  tlie  evening  attended  the  thirty-sixth  sinpnal 
exhibition  of  the  Pennsylvania  Academy  of  Fine  iils, 
on  Chestnut  Stnet.  It  was  lounded  in  1806.  In  the 
rotunda  and  in  five  suacious  galleries  are  oontaiiHt| 
more  than  pvn  InuKlrfed  spiohnelis  of  ijie  ma  arts, 
luany  of  which  are  well  executed.  The  classes  for  the 
study  of  the  living  model  and  the  a)1j:jt|iie  arte  opon 


t,  banker, 
ordeal  of 
of  dollars 
xclusively 
f  destitute 
1833,  and 
;,  which  is 
I  America, 
e  hundred 
high.  It 
r  gigantic 
SIX  feet  in 
ilea,  which 
the  lower 
of  its  dis- 
ful  marble 
!  his  wear- 
id  ])apers. 
Connected 
],  strongly 
:,  mission- 
in  [(t'lrait- 
the  instj- 

tiiiiltHilNj^ 

fiiH-   -lis, 
6.     In  th^ 

•  •(fiifnit:  i] 
:    lillvi   iUl.S, 

isos  for  the 
S  ttt'4  o^tl 


8ELAH   RIBBARO   BARRETT. 

nightly  from  autumn  until  spring.  The  library  is 
ojien  to  the  use  of  professors  and  studenbi  of  art  and 
to  stockholders.  li,. 

Among  all  the  public  buildings  of  Philadelphia,  no 
one  affords  the  visitor  more  gratification  than  Inde- 
])endence  Hall,  in  which  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
jiendence  was  passed,  July  4,  1776.  This  renowned 
and  ancient  building  was  completed  in  the  year  1734, 
and  its  size,  style,  and  decorations  are  indicative  of  the  - 
refined  taste  and  public  spirit  of  the  early  citizens  of 
the  country.  The  walls  of  this  noted  Hall  are 
richly  and  profusely  adorned  by  a  rare  and  valuable 
collection  of  National  portraits,  comprising  many  of 
the  signers  of  the  Declaration,  and  other  distinguished 
persons  connected  with  the  early  history  of  the  noble 
efforts  which  resulted  in  asundering  the  bands  of 
British  oppression.  In  addition  to  the  finely-executed 
portraits  of  more  than  one  hundred  persons,  there  are 
many  other  objects  of  special  attraction.  There  is  the 
old  State-house  Bell,  though  now  fractured,  wliich 
eighty-four  years  ago  proclaimed  with  joyous  nielo<ly 
the  glad  tidings  of  liberty  to  the  nation.  There  still 
hangs  the  ancient  chandelier,  used  by  Congress,  and 
particularly  on  the  night  preceding  the  passage  of  that 
meniorable  act  that  declared  the  thirteen  American 
colonies  free  and  independent  States.  There  is  a 
porti(m  of  the  church  pew,  formerly  occupied  by 
Wasb.ington,  La  Fayette,  and  Franklin.  Tlu-rc  is  a 
portion  of  the  stone  step  from  which  Independence 
was  announced  to  the  anxious  inquiring  multitude  in 
the  street.  There  is  the  chair,  made  in  1838  by 
order  of  the  board  of  commissioners  of  the  late  dis- 


p 


182 


AUTonitKmArHY  or  <^ 


trict  of  Kensington,  oi)mp<»Sfd  of  the  most  ancient 
relics  in  Nortli  Amoritsu  To  enter  the  Hull  'if  Inde- 
|M-h(h>nce,  to  Iwliold  the  life-like  jMjrtruits  of  the  patri- 
otic heroes  of  the  past,  and  to  see  nninerons  Mycets 
connj-cted  with  our  Colonial  and  Rev<»lntionary  his- 
tory, at  oiiee  fills  the  mind  with  contemplations  of  the 
most  sei'ions  nature. 

Of  the  relics  of  the  past,  few  remain  in  Phila- 
delphia. Among  these,  however,  is  the  Penn  Cottage, 
which  is  supposed  to  hv  the  first  brick  building  erected 
in  the  city.  It  is  nuMuorable  as  being  William  Pcnn's 
residence,  during  his  first  visit  to  America  in  the  years 
1682-8.3.  But  the  building  is  now  in  a  dilapidated 
condition.  Another  interesting  relic  is  the  Slate-riKjf 
House,  and,  for  several  years,  the  only  building 
covered  with  that  material.  It  was  built  prior  to  the 
year  1700,  but  afterward  became  a  noted  boarding- 
house.  It  was  the  temporary  home  of  John  Adams, 
John  Hancock,  and  Baron  De  Kalb,  the  latter  of 
whom,  eijgagwl  in  the  cause  of  American  Inde- 
pendence, fell  in  the  battle  of  Camden.  Under  its 
r(K>f  (lied  General  Forbes,  successor  to  the  unfortuiuite 
Braddock,  and  also  General  Lee,  that  man  of  eccentric 
genius.  Carpenters'  Hall,  situated  in  Carpenters' 
Court,  is  ciierishcd  by  the  friends  of  liberty  as  being 
the  plaw  where  the  first  Congress  of  the  United  Colo- 
nics of  North  America  assembled.  The  building  is 
composed  of  brick,  surmounted  by  a  cupola,  the  fajade 
being  in  the  Roman  style  of  arcliitecture. 
*  Mi^Y  22.  In  the  morning  attended  service  at  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church, — handsomely  situated  in 
Locust  Sti'eet,  opposite  Washington  Square.     It  is  a 


la 


1^ 


wt  ftnnrpnt 
I  of  Indtv 
tlie  |)iitri- 
)iis  bbjects 
oiiury  Ills- 
ions  of  the 

in  Phila- 
in  Cottiige, 
ing  erected 
iam  Penn's 
n  the  yertfs 
dihipidated 

Slat«-r(M)f 
r  building 
trior  to  the 

boarding-  . 
hn   Adanjs, 
J   latter  of 
ican    Inde- 

Under  its 
unfortunate 
of  e<Mfntric 
Carpeiitei*s' 
y  as  being 
rnited  Colo- 
building  is 
I,  the  fa9ade. 

rvtce  at  the 

situated  in 

re.     It  is  a 


BELAH   HlfiBARD  BARRKTT. 


conimcwlions  brick  building,  built  in  imitation  of 
marble,  and  of  the  Ionic  temple  at  Athens,  on  the 
river  IllysHUs.  In  the  north  end  is  the  large  veMtibnle, 
and  at  the  south  end  is  the  pulpit,  conHtrii«(«l  in  a 
8«'ginent  of  a  circle.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Barnes,  the  com- 
mentator, and  pastor  of  the  church,  preached  from  Ruth 
i,  16,  17,  a  sermon,  preparatory  to  the  administration 
of  the  Lord's  Sup|)er.  The  discourse  was  ...ipressive, 
and  calculated,  from  the  nature  of  the  subject,  to  arouse 
feelings  of  emotion.  He  speaks  extern ponuieously,  in 
an  easy,  cidm,  deliberate  manner,  without  the  slightest 
attempt  at  display.  He  bears  the  impress  of  his 
cliaracter  in  his  countenance,  in  his  voice,  in  his  atti- 
tude, in  his  gesture.  He  uses  no  tones  of  afFcctation 
or  authority.  His  language  in  the  pulpit  varies  l)ut 
little  from  his  written  style,  by  which  he  renders  him- 
self intelligible  to  nlmoet  every  hearer,  whether  young 
or  old,  learned  or  unlearned.  There  are  but  few  clergy- 
men in  'this  or  any  other  country  whose  pastoral 
labors  and  literary  efforts  are  equal  to  those  of  Albert 
Barnes.     He  is  al><>ut  sixty  years  of  age. 

In  the  afternoon  attended  service  at  St.  Stephen's 
Church,  an  im{)o.sing  Gothic  structure,  on  Tenth,  Iwlow 
Market  Stn'ct,  ere(;ted  and  consecrated  in  1823.  Tt 
has  two  fx^tangidar  tow^ers,  which  are  eighty-six  feet  in 
height.  From  the  peculiarity  of  the  interior  archi- 
tecture, the  light  has  a  pleasing  effect  as  it  is  poured  in 
a  golden  flootl  through  the  windows  of  stained  and 
colore<l  glass.  Here  I  heard  a  talented  and  dis- 
tinguished clergyman  of  the  Episcopal  Church  preach 
from  tiie  words,  "Christ  is  all,  and  in  all."  The 
speaker  was  of  commanding  appearance,  and  somewhat 


^='*^^»3HSS:esqai.^^Sffiffir;^^^"' 


ii  m 


f  i: 


liSS'if'.  ..  '■ 


184 


AtJTOniOOnAPIlY   OF 


clnqiiont  in  tlie  delivery  «)f  hiH  discourHO,  whicli  wns 
spokfii  fn»m  manuHcript.  He  treuttid  tli«  sulycct  in  iin 
al)le  ami  pliilowipliit'al  manner;  yet  it  lackwl  that 
jKitlios  which  moves  the  luMirt  and  produces  dnrahle 
impri'ssioiis.  His  nermon  was  evidently  a  luUired  pro- 
duction, and  a«  to  style  and  diction  it  was  fuultless. 
y«'t  1  lii<e  the  plain,  aimple,  unadorned  style  of  Mr. 
Biirnes,  and  think  it  preferable  in  a  practical  point  of 
view.  Tiie  jrorgwrnsuess  of  a  flowing  style  may  please 
the  ear,  and  attract  admiring  audiences,  but  seldom, 
very  seldom,  produces  the  much-desired  results. 

lu  the  evening,  having  been  invited,  spoke  in  Mr. 
Barnes'  Cliurch,  to  a  resiwctable,  listening  audience, 
and  enjoyed  good  freedom.  From  observation  and 
from  the  number  of  churches  in  the  city,  it  is  apparent 
that  the  Fhila«lelphians  are  a  church-going  jHJople,  and 
to  some  extent  retain  the  principles  of  the  noted 
Quaker.  The  Quaker  meeting-houses  are  numerous, 
and  so  are  those  of  all  denominations.  Though  Penn 
himself  was  a  distinguished  leader  in  the  Society  of 
Friends,  yet  he  desired  all  to  worship  God  according 
to  the  dictaU^  of  their  own  consciences.  The  firet 
meetings  of  this  Society  were  held  at  the  house  of  Mr. 
Faiiinan,  near  the  "Elm  Tree,"  where  Penn  ma<le 
his  treaty  with  the  Indians.  "  We  meet,"  said  he  to 
the  Indians,  on  that  occasion,  "  on  the  broad  pathway 
of  good  faith  and  good-will."  And  this  "  got)d  faith 
and  good-will,"  it  is  believed,  continue*!  to  exist  be- 
tween them  until  the  close  of  Penn's  life,  clearly 
proving  that  correct  principles  are  appreciated,  even  by 
the  untutored  savages  of  the  forest. 


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CHAPTER   XXXVI. 

.'i-iA,*;*'-.    I-'-;. 

TOUR    THROUGH    NEW    JERSEY. 

May  23,  1859.  I^ft  Philadelphia  and  went  to 
TiUHiny,  nine  miles  up  tlic  Delawnro  River.  Here  I 
took  the  Now  York  and  Philadelphia  Railroad,  and, 
traveling  twenty  miles,  came  to  Trenton,  New  Jersey, 
the  capital  of  the  State,  and  distributed  books.  It  Is 
situiitiHl  (m  the  east  iwink  of  the  Delaware,  at  the  head 
of  tide  water.  At  the  foot  of  the  rapids  or  falls,  the 
river  is  spanned  by  a  bridge  eleven  hundred  feet  long. 
It  has  five  arches,  supported  by  stone  piers.  The 
State-lioiise,  on  State  Street,  is  an  elegant  building, 
constructed  of  stone.  It  is  one  humlred  feet  by  sixty, 
Lot-ated  1^0  are  the  State  Lunatic  Asylum  and  tho 
State  Penitentiary,  A  battle  was  here  fojight,  Decem-? 
ber  26,  1776,  between  the  Americans  and  an  advance 
party  of  the  JBritish  army,  consisting  of  Hessians,  in 
which  the  Americans  won  the  victory,  taking  one 
thousand  prisoners.  In  some  previous  engagements, 
the  American  army  had  been  deftMtcd  and  scattered ; 
but  this  success  inspired  the  officers  and  soldiers  with 
renewed  hope  and  courage. 

Went  nine  miles  to  Princeton,  and,  distributing 
books,  witnessed  happy  results.  This  is  the  seat  of 
Nassau  Hall,  or  the  College  of  New  Jersey ;  also,  of  a 
theological  seminary  under  the  control  and  patronage 
of  the  Presbyterians.  They  are  old,  but  flourishing 
institutions.  Princeton,  like  Trenton,  is  famous  iq 
Revolutionary  history  as  the  spot  Nvhere  a  battle  was 
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British  infantry  under  Colonel  Mawitood,  and  four 
thoii.sand  Americans  under  General  Wadhingtou. 
Here,  too,  the  British  were  defeated. 

Passed  Kingston,  a  small  village,  situated  on  *he 
Riiritan  River.  Rutger's  College,  corporated  in  the 
year  1770,  is  here  located.  Also,  a  Dutch  Reformed 
theological  seminary,  fouuded  in  1810.  With  con- 
siderable exertion  succeeded  :n  circulating  hooks  in  the 
town,  which  contains  quite  a  population.  These 
hutuble  efforts,  I  trust,  will  not  be  in  vain.  "  In  the 
inorniiig  sow  thy  seetl,  and  in  the  evening  withhold 
not  thine  hand ;  for  thou,  knowest  not  whether  shall 
])n\sper,  either  this  or  that,  or  whether  they  shall  be 
alike  g(Hxl."  ■-'    't!  '  "■  -    -  ''''- 

Proceetled  next  to  Rahway,  twelve  n^es,  which 
is  a  thriving  towu.  Having  no  time  to  distribute 
Ixxtka,  or  to  attend  meetings,  went  four  miles  to 
Elizabetlitown,  on  a  creek  of  the  same  name,  in  the 
midst  of  a  rich  agricultuial  region.  It  is  an  old- 
settled  town,  and  a  plat*  of  omsiuenible  business, 
cuiituiiiing  several  substantial  buildings.  As  usual 
gave  l>ooks  and  tracts,  which  were  eagerly  sought  and 
read.  ?■  '?'«.■■  ,       -  ^ 

Thence  six  miles  to  Newark,  on  the  Passaic  River, 
and  distributed  books.  It  is  the  most  iM>pulous  city  in 
the  State,  and  is  said  to  Ih;  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
in  the  Unite<I  States.  It  contains  a  great  number  and 
■"ariety  of  manufacturing  establishments,  which  give 
employment  to  thousands.  It  is  regularly  laid  out, 
having  two  public  squares,  shaded  with  §ne  trees. 
Jts  churches,  forty  in  number,  are  distinguished  for 
their  arehitectural  design.     There  are  a  number   of 


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weekly  and  daily  pn|)ers  published,  and  its  literary 
and  educational  institutions  are  numeroua 
n  Came  next  to  Jersey  City,  nine  mi  la*,  located  on  the 
west  bank  of  the  Hudson  River,  opposite  the  city  of 
New  York.  It  is  well  built,  with  wide  streets, 
lighted  with  gas.  It  contains  a  large  and  growing 
{wpulation,  and  is  principally  distinguished  for  ship- 
building. The  British  and  American  Royal  Mail 
Steamship  Company  have  their  dock  here,  whence  the 
Canard  line  of  ocean  steamships  sail  to  Liverpool. 
The  Hudson,  which  is  one  mile  wide,  is  crossed  by 
steam  ferry-boats,  that  ply  between  the  two  cities  at  all 
hours  of  the  day  and  night.  This  place  is  the  starts 
ing-point  of  southern  travel  from  the  city  of  New 
York.  Such  is  the  geographical  position  of  the  State, 
that  it  brings  through  it  all  the  great  lines  of  railroad 
and  telegraphic  communication  between  the  North- ^ 
eastern  and  Southern  States. 

'V.Camden,  on  the  left  bank  of  the  Delaware,  has 
many  handsome  public  buildings  and  private  resi- 
dences, and  owes  its  'ii-esent  proBjierity  to  its  proximity 
to  Philadelphia.  B<  lington,  in  Burlington  County, 
is  the  seat  of  Burlington  College,  founded  in  1846. 
Also,  in  the  same  county  is  Bordentown,  built  u[)on 
elevated  grounds,  containing  tl>e  mansion  once  occu- 
pied by  Joseph  Bonaparte,  ex-king  of  S|u;in.  South 
Amlwy  is  a  floiirishing  town  of  Middlesex  County 
at  the  mouth  of  Raritan  River.  West  of  EliKaheth- 
town  is  Springfield,  distinguished  for  the  manufacture 
of  paper.  Cape  May,  now  known  as  the  city  of  Cape 
Island,  has  acquired  much  celebrity  as  a  bathing  place. 
Paterson,'  on  the  Passaic  River,  fifteen   miles  north- 


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west,  of  New  York,  Is  uii  important  manufacturing 
town.  At  this  place  is  the  Passaic  Falls,  the 
<5reatest  natural  curiosity  in  the  State,  which  alone  is  a 
scene  of  beauty,  grardeur,  and  sublimity.  At  this 
pt)int  the  river  is  one  hundred  and  twenty  feet  wide, 
and  the  Falls  seventy  feet  in  depth,  the  water  de- 
scending in  an  unbroken  sheet.  ;, 

New  Jersey  contains  8,320  square  miles,  and  a  l>op-' 
ulation  of  half  a  million.  It  possesses  a  great  variety 
of  surface,  the  northern,  riiddle,  and  southern  parts 
being  quite  dissimilar  in  apjrt«rance.  It  is  diversified 
with  mountains,  hills,  and  plains.  Its  soil  is  aa 
varieil  as  its  surface,  being  adapted  to  the  production 
of  the  most  common  and  useful  vegetables,  with  which 
the  markets,  far  and  wide,  are  supplied.  Iron,  glass, 
leather,  pajMir,  cotton  and  woolen  goods,  are  manu- 
factured to  a  considerable  extent.  The  State,  although 
relatively  small,  has  numerous  rivers,  canals,  and 
railroads,  giving  it  prominence  among  the  other 
States. 

The  moral  and  religious  aspect  of  things  is  equa^- 
if  not  superior,  to  some  larger  States,  professing 
stronger  attachments  to  religious  institutions.  In  the 
late  religious  awakening,  which  pervaded  the  entire 
country,  New  Jersey  participated  largely.  Its  cities, 
towns,  village,  and  hamlets,  were  more  or  less 
favored  with  revivals.  Six  thousand  hopeful  conver- 
sions were  reported  in  the  public  papers.  Though 
this  number  is  small,  compared  with  the  population, 
yet  it  must  be  regarded  as  a  valuable  accession  to  the 
church,  swaying  an  influence  to  be  felt  for  time  im- 
memorial. /: f'-i-ji'H'!Jk ■'; 'i'%>i>  t«T     (»■»?«!'■'»■-'  *•"  ;.■*"'*;■  -j*v? ,•  v*;-'*s%--*i«  Ai- 


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•  While  travelinji;  through  New  Jersey,  and  visiting 
some  early  prominent  Indian  mission  stations,  was 
forcibly  reminded  of  the  indefatigable  labors  of  that 
earnest  and  devotetl  man  of  God,  David  Brainerd,  of 
world-wide  celebrity.  As  a  missionnry  he  was 
eminently  successful,  though  lie  endu  w'  ...  this  then 
wilderness  country  almost  incredible  hard8hij,8  and 
sufferings,  which  doubtless  shortene<l  his  tlays.  A 
little  more  than  a  century  hus  elapsed  since  these  self- 
denying  mitsionary  efforts,  and  where — oh,  where  are 
the  iieople  and  the  tribes  among  whom  he  toilet!  and 
wept?  Extinct  I  For  lo!  the  poor  Indian  has  no 
home  in  New  Jersey,  in  Pennsylvania,  for  whom 
Brainerd,  in  the  morning  of  his  days,  sacrificed  liia 
valuable  life  u\wa  the  holy  altar  of  missions.  No! 
no!  none  but  that  of  graves,  and  these  obliterated  by 
the  wasting  hand  of  time.  Melancholy  nflwtion, 
truly.  But  the  influence  of  Brainerd's  example  still 
lives  to  bless  the  world,  and  k>  inspire  in  the  minds  of 
others  &  similar  spirit  to  live,  labor,  and  die  for  the 
benighted  heathen  on  other  shores.  Brief  as  were  his 
life  and  labors,  he  was  the  efficient  means,  in  tluj 
hands  of  God,  of  proclaiming  to  this  departing  race 
the  glorious  truths  of  the  gospel,  by  .which  many  were 
made  its  happy  participants^.  ,.^„,,,.^,,i,„,    ,,^^,,.  ,,^ 

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'  VISIT  TO   NEW   YOR]?, 

May  24,  1859.     Crossing  last  evening  (he  Hud^^on 
at  Jersey  City,  entered  the  commereial  metro]wlis  of 


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the  Wt'Stern  World, — the  city  of  New  York.  It  is 
sitimtt'd  on  Manhattan  Island,  at  the  confluence  of  the 
Hudson  and  East  rivers,  occupying  the  Avhole  Island, 
which  is  thirteen  and  a  half  niiiea  long,  with  an 
average  breadth  of  nearly  two  miles.  It  was  settled 
by  the  Dutch  in  1612,  having  been  discovered  three 
years  before  by  Hendrick  Hudson.  It  is  within 
itself  a  world, — ^a  wilderness  of  human  life, — nunil>er- 
ing  nearly  one  million  of  inhabitants.  Broadway, 
wliich  is  the  principal  street,  preeents  a  scene  of  life 
and  activity  nowhere  to  be  found  in  any  city  of  the 
Union.  This  empire  city  of  the  New  World  is  com- 
poHe<l  of  a  heterogeneona  population,  including  jieoplo 
of  every  nation,  kindred,  and  tongue,  from  the  njost 
civilized  down  to  the  most  degraded.  From  the 
stupendous  steeple  of  Trinity  Church,  situated  in 
Broadway,  at  the  head  of  Wall  Street,  is  had  a  charm- 
ing and  magnificent  view  of  the  city  and  surrounding 
country.  Here  is  spread  before  one's  vision  a  vast 
citv,  with  lis  Appendages,  attesting  the  immense 
wealth,  the  great  industry,  and  the  good  taste  of  the 
Gotham  it«8. 

In  the  afternoon  visited  Fowler  and  Wells's  Phren- 
ological Cabinet,  on  Broadway.  It  contains  thousands 
of  busts,  and  casta  from  the  heads,  of  the  mo8^  distin- 
guished men  that  ever  lived.  Also,  skulls,  human 
and  animal,  from  all  quarters  of  the  globe,  .ogether 
with  paintings  and  drawings  of  celebrated  individuals, 
living  and  dead.  Connected  wfth  the  Cabinet  is  a 
book  establishment,  whence  emanate  the  prolific 
writings  and  publications  of  Fowler  and  Wells, 
practical  phrenologists.     -f^J*  iv  ;  yjM*'  /r^b' V  v;i-*Wl  w 


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SEI^lH   HIBBARD  BAKRETT. 


In  the  evemfng'fij.ofeOjOri'NIhtli  Avenrie,  to  ap  ntie;;t- 
ive  audience.     The  pastor  of  the  church.  Rev,  Daniel 
M.  Graham,  was  absent  on  a  tour"  to  New  England, 
soliciting   donations   to   finish    their   new.  hon.se    of' 
worship.     The  members,  however,  gave  me  a  welcome 
reception,  and  earnestly  requested  my  attendance  over 
the  Sabbath.     Among  its  most  reputable  and  voriiiy 
members  is  Deacon  Elliot,  though  somewhat  advunct .' 
In  years.     He  informed  me  that  when  he  removed  l 
the  city  a  few  years  ago,  there  was  in  it  no  church 
of  his   own  denomination.     He  commenced    holding 
prayer- meetings  when  their  number  did  not  exceed 
three    persons;    but,    persevering    amid    these    dis- 
couragements, prospects  began   to   brighten,  until  at 
length  a  small  church  was  organized.     It  now  num- 
Iwrs  more  than  one  hundred  members,  with  flattering 
prospects  for  the  future.     This  incident  shows,  by  the 
blessing  of  God,  the  happy  results  of  perseverance. 
How  few,  when  removing  into  a  large  city,  think  of 
putting  forth  laudable  exertions,  or  making  sacrifices, 
for  the  upbuilding  of  the  Redeemer's  cause!     Instend 
of  this,  quite  too  many  lay  aside  their  religion,  if  re- 
ligion  they  ever   possessed,  and   become   wholly   ab- 
sorbed   in    money-making   schemes,   until   the   great 
interest*  of  time  and  eternity  are  overlooked. 

Found  the  state  of  religion  among  the  churches  in 
rather  a  prosperous  condition.  During  the  year  past, 
great  attention  has  been  paid  to  religious  subjects  by 
all  classes  of  the  community,  especially  merchants  and 
business  men.  Among  most  of  the  religious  societies, 
daily  prayer- meetings  were  helti,  attended  with  nii- 
puralleled    success.      Sabbath-breakers,    blasphemeffj/ 


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192  ArTOmOOKAPHY  OF    ;  ; 

worldllnsrH,   «coftor..,   and    infulcls,   were  atti-ackd   to 
them,   ami    finallv    became    reformed    men.     Such    a 
suddon  and  moral  change  has  «eldora  been  witnessed 
in  any  city  for  the  last  half  century.     Not  less  than 
five  thousand,  in  a  few  months,  made  a  public  prOf^ 
frssion  of  religion.     This  glorious  work  of  grace  has 
i.rogresswl  in  a  different  manner  from  most  revivals. 
But  little  preaching  from  the  pulpit  seemed  necessary 
to    carry    it    forward.      The    masses    in     attendance, 
whetl'.er  oiofessors  or  non-professors,  publicly  gave  ex- 
pression to  tiieir  feelings,  frequently  in  broken  accents 
of  praver,  in  a  word  of  confession,  or  in  half-sii|)- 
pressed  sighs,  indicative  of  emotions  too  big  to  find 
utterance  in  words.     For  months  these  social  meetings 
were  daHy  held,- morning,  noon,  or  evening,-gener- 
ttlly  lasting  about  one  hour.     Tliey  were  crowded  by 
,nen  of  the  most  active  business  habits,  leaving  all  to 
fi.llow   Christ.     Although   the  work   has,   as   far  as 
human  observation  extends,  been  effectual,  yet  it  has 
not  been  characterized,  as  in  former  times,  with  so 
much  emotional  excitement,  too  often  resulting  in  ex- 
cesses derogatory  to  the  name  and  cause  of  Chris- 
tianity.   True,  in  this  all-absorbing  matter,  feeling,  as 
well  as  judgment,  is  requisite;   yet  there  is  a  wide 
difference  l)etween  feeling  and  fanaticism. 

May  25.  Improved  the  fqrenoon,  by  means  of 
street  can:,  in  visiting  the  most  interesting  parts  of 
the  city,  and  in  forming  acquaintance  with  con- 
spicuous members  of  the  church,  whom  I  addressed 
last  evening.  Met  a  minister,  acting  in  the  capacity 
of  a  city  missionary,  whose  countenance  lightetl  up 
with  joy  as  he  spoke   of  the   success  crowning  his 


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193 


ti-ackd   to 
Such   a 
witnessed 
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st  revivals. 
A  necessary 
attendance, 
Ay  gave  ex- 
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in  half-8Ui>- 
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ling,— gen^'if- 
crowded  l)y 
saving  all  to 
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|njes,  with  so 
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lalv)rs  in  a  local  part  of  the  city,  given  up  as  hopeless. 
He  Heenutl  to  |K>H8e8H  a  real  and  energy  not  at  all 
daunted  by  oj>|»«wition.  Such  men  are  here  neede<l — 
men  of  nerve  and  sinew — who  fear  not  the  artful 
machinations  of  wicked  men.  Those  of  this  class, 
qualifie<l  for  the  work,  and  imbued  with-  a  love  for 
souls,  are  the  great  workers  and  reformers  of  the  age, 
transmitting  to  future  generations  the  weight  and  in- 
fluence of  their  example.  if-^.  .(."^  cA^.-i^i  .-    ,  S 

Among  the  numerous  elegant  public  buildings  of 
New  York,  nona  attracts  more  attention  than  the  City 
Hall.  It  is  finely  situated  in  the  midst  of  a  park  of 
ten  acres.  It  is  mostly  built  of  white  marble,  and,  in 
architectural  beauty,  it  is  excelled  by  no  building  in 
the  country,  except  the  Capitol  at  Washington.  In 
the  tower  is  a  massive  bell  ;  but  its  deep  tones  are 
never  heard,  except  in  case  of  fire  or  at  the  funeral  of 
a  government  officer.  The  building  contains  a  large 
number  of  rooms,  occupied  by  the  mayqr  and  other 
city  officers.  The  city  library  is  also  here  kept.  In 
the  second  story  is  a  room,  designed  as  the  governor's 
room,  princijially  used  for  the  reception  of  dis- 
tinguished visitors.  Its  decorations  are  admirable, 
containing  fine  jwrtraits  of  the  presidents  of  the 
United  States,  governors  of  the  State,  mayors  of  tlie 
city,  naval  and  military  heroes,  and  time-hononnj 
statesmen.  Here  is  the  writing-ilesk  upon  wliich 
was  penned  the  first  message  to  Congress  by  the  im- 
mortal Washington,  and  the  chair  in  which  he  was  in- 
augurated first  Pi-esident  of  the  United  States. 

In  the  afternoon  crossed  the  East  River  to  Brook- 
lyn, "The  city  of  Churches,"  cituated  at  the  west  end 
13 


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of  Ix^ng  lHl«n»l,  opposite  to  NeN7  York.     Thence  pro- 
ceeiled  three  aiul  a  half  mUe«  to  Green\vo<Hl  Cemetery, 
on  GowamiH  HcightH,  from  which  arc  seen  the  bay  and 
harbor   of   New    York,   Btaten    I«Ian«l,   the    Atlantic 
Ocean,  antl  many  otlu'r  prominent  |M>int».     The  in- 
cloHnre  contains  three  hundred  and  «ixty  acreH,  l)eauti- 
fnlly  ornamented  with  trees,  shrublHry,  and  flowers. 
The  surface  \b  such  as  to  render  it  a  desirable  si^t  for 
the  purpose  for  which  it  is  used.     These  grounds,  like 
the  metropolis  of  the  living,  arc  laid  out  in  avenues, 
each  of  which  is  marketl.     Much  artistic  skill  is  here 
displaywl,  and  every  where  are  seen  rich  mementoes  of 
the  dead.     Graves,  tombs,  and  monuments,  of  every 
size  and  form,  are  found  Iwside  each  avenue;  some 
upon  the  hill-topa;   some  in  the  valleys;  and  some 
bordering  u{Km  the  margin  of  little  lakes,— all  of  which 
ure  covereil  or  surrounded  hy  native  and  exotic  plants 
and  flowers.     No  time,  labor,  or  expense  is  ^nred  to 
render  plea.«ant  and  attractive  this  sacred  and  endear- 
ing spot,  the  silence  of  which  is  now  and  then  broKcn 
by  the  feathered  songsters  of  the  wood  in  mellifluent 
strains,  as  if  sent  to  sing  the  requiems  of  the  de- 

''^The  most  notea  moftliment  is  that  of  Miss  Charlotte 
Cauda,  on  Green  Bough  Avenue,  which  cost  thirty 
thousand  dollars.  She  was  an  only  child,  and  was 
killed  on  her  seventeenth  biith-day  by  a  precipitous 
fall  from  a  carriage.  Upon  a  white  marble  structure, 
stands  her  statue,  imported  from  Italy,  the  head  of 
■which  is  wreathed  in  flowers  as  on  the  melancholy 
oveuiug  of  her  sudden  exit,  February  3,  1845.  While 
i        taking   a   general   survey    of    this    sepulchral 


SikMMMkMMiiMBiMlfMlWMai 


BKT,A1I    HIBBAni)   BAIIRETT. 


196 


nee  pro- 
ometery, 

buy  an«^ 
Atlantic 

The  in- 
fl,  \>eauti- 
il  flowera. 
e  BiH)t  for 

II  avenues, 
iiU  i«  here 
mentoes  of 
H,  of  every 
.nue;  some 
;  nn«l  some 
all  of  which 
ixotic  plants 
ia  si>are<l  to 
nd  endear- 
then  broken 
mellifln*'"*' 
of  the  de- 

is8  Charlotte 
cost  thirty 
d,  arid   was 
I  precipitous 
)le  structure, 
the  head  of 
.  melancholy 
845.    "While 
i    sepulchral 


tnanffion  of  tlie  dead,  I  could  not  help  notlnp  the  );re«t 
c(Mitrast  between  (his  and  the  hustling  city  of  the 
living.  There  strife  and  tumult  exist;  liere  ]mwt)  and 
quietness  prevail.  There  hope  and  disap|M>intn)ent 
Bueoeed  each  other ;  here  the  mourner  sighs  and  weeps 
no  more.  Thus  may  be  derive<l  many  profitable  re- 
flections, while  wandering  among  the  tonilw  of  those 
who  once  figured  conspicuously  upon  life'8  busy  stage. 

h.  >>  rt^C  HAPTER    XXXVIII. 


,  •'>'  SI  I  !•  ^"  ""  ? '.      i  »' .  ' 

,11.'"    t\             Ui   )'■•>■ 
If    ...  »         1.. ■ 


vrt| 


«.-■', 


JOURNEY  THROUGH   CONNKCTICUT. 


May  26,  1869.  Left  New  York,  crossed  Harlem 
River,  and  soon  entered  the  State  of  Connecticut,  For 
the  first  twenty-five  or  thirty  miles,  the  surface  of  tlie 
countiy  is  uneven,  rocky,  and  barren.  But  the  towns 
and  villages  had  the  appej;rance  of  neatness  and  com- 
fort, showing  the  rewards  of  industry  and  economy,  of 
which  the  people  of  Connecticut  are  distinguished. 
At  Stamford,  Fairfield  County,  thirty-six  nules  from 
New  York,  distributed  books.  Its  Indian  name  was 
Rippowanis,  and  was  purchased  of  the  natives  for  a 
few  coats,  hoes,  knives,  kettles,  etc.  The  tract  thus 
purchased  embraced  several  .square  miles,  the  surface 
being  undulating,  presenting  a  great  variety  of  beauti- 
ful prospects.  Eight  miles  fi'rther,  came  to  Norwalk, 
in  the  same  county,  where  I  also  gave  books.  On  the 
17th  of  July,  1779,  this  town  was  burned  by  the 
British  under  Tryon,  by  which  a  large  number  of 
dwelling  houses,  churches,  barns,   shops,   mills,   and 


/ 


198 


AUTOnnKIUAI'IlY   o» 


VPflwIn  were  (IpHtroycd.  Next  went  four;  on  mUoK  to 
BrulK»|M)rt,  au»l,  a«  nmiiil,  <li»trn>iitctl  li-.  ka*  This 
city  i«  built  in  n  style  of  fj^n-nt  ii«itiu'»w  and  tvnm  ele- 
gance, on   the  wc«t  niile  of  an  arn«  of  I/»iig   iHland 

Bound. 

Tlience  to  New  Haven,  ••ip;litpen    njile*,  the   semi- 
capital  of   Connecticut.     This   "City   of  Groves"   is 
fnitnaled  on  a  small  bay,  four  miles  from  Ijong  Island 
Sound,  and  was  settled,  April,   l«a8,  by  acompany 
from  London.     It  concentrates  more  charms  than  any 
city  of  its  size  and  ape  in  the  country.     The  State- 
house,  near  the  center  of  a  park,  is  a  structure  of  ad- 
mirable  proportions.     Yale   College,   which   has   pro- 
duml  so  many  useful,  learncHl,  and  distinguiMhed  men, 
presents  a  venerabl^^  npiK'arancc.     The  buildings  are 
mostly  brick,  built  in  rather  plain  style.    The  grounds 
connected  with  the  institution  are  finely  situate<l  in  a 
retireil   part  of  the  city,  and  most  iK'autifully  shaded 
by  towering  elms.     The  present  numljer  of  students  is 
about  six  hundred.     One  of  the  faculty,  Denison  Oliu- 
8t«.Hl,    LLD.,   ditnl    a    few   days    before    my    arrival, 
leaving  a  gloom  over  the  institution   still  felt  by  its 
friends  and  patrons.     Professor  Olmsted  was  an  old 
teacher,   distinguished    for   his   scientific   attainments. 
This  city  was  also  the  residence  of  the  late  Dr.  Web- 
ster, from  whosfe  spell ing.-lM)ok  I  learned  the  English 
nlphaWt,  and  felt,  on  this  account,  some  veneration  for 
the  great  lexicographer.  ^m-.m^'m^m'*^-^^ 

May  27.  Came  forty-eight  miles  through  North 
Haven,  Wallingford,  Meriden,  Berlin,  and  Weathers- 
field,  to  Hartford,  the  other  capital  of  the  State,  situ- 
ated on  the  west  bank  of  the  Connecticut,  at  the  head 


«i39S^fJS?i^' 


i8*  ThiB 
H<.)inc  t'le- 
ig  IhUiuI 

the   Hcm*- 
l,.„vfs"  »8 

a  .company 
n  than  liny 
Tlie  Statc- 
■turc  of  tt«l- 
;h   huH  pro- 
nishoil  men, 
uildingH  are 
riie  j^ronnils 
sitnatctl  in  ft 
Ifiilly  nhadcd 
stutlcntB  19 
eniHun  Ohn- 
luy    arrival, 
iV'lt  by  its 
was  an  ohl 
attainments, 
ite  Dr.  Web- 
the  English 
eueration  for 

rough  North 
d  Weathers- 
e  State,  sitii- 
at  the  head 


8RI.AII    IIIIilURI)    HAIUlFm-. 


of  sloop  navigntiuu.  Though  itu  locution  is  not  eo 
plQiHunt  &8  Now  Fas  oil,  yet  this  dofrot  is  more  than 
countcrbuiunctxl  by  suitcrior  public  buiMiiigH  iind 
private  re«idenu(>s.  It  is  noted  an  being  the  p]af!c 
wliere  the  iirst  deaf  and  dumb  asylum  in  the  United 
States  wus  cstabliAlii^.  It  in  the  scat  of  Trinity, 
formerly  Washington,  College.  Tlie  logislaturc  as- 
sembles alternately  at  IlurtforJ  and  New  Iluvcn,  and 
is  now  in  session  at  this  place.  Here  sio<m1  tite  "  Old 
Charter  Oak,"  so  renowned  in  history,  which 
measured  twenty-one  feet  in  circumference,  an<l  near 
seven  in  diameter.  The  cavity,  in  which  was  de- 
positetl  the  Colonial  charter,  which  James  II  en- 
deavored to  wrest  from  the  people,  was  near  the  roots, 
and  large  enough  to  admit  d  child.  Perhaps  no  city 
of  the  eame  magnitude  can  prmluce  a  greater  list  of 
distinguished  men  than  Hartford,  among  whom  are 
divines,  historians,  poets,  scholars,  teachers,  and  states- 
men. 

Proceeding  six  miles  north  of  Hartford,  up  the 
Connecticut  River,  came  to  Windsor,  the  first  settled 
town  in  the  State.  In  1631,  two  years  before  jts  set- 
tlenent,  an  Indian  sachem,  named  Wahquimacut,  resid- 
ing Oil  die  Connecticut  River,  made  a  journey  to 
Plymouth  and  Boston  for  the  purpose  of  soliciting 
each  of  the  governors  of  the  colonies  to  make  settle- 
mcnts  upon  the  river,  describing  the  great  fertility  of 
the  soil,  and  offering,  as  inducements,  corn  and  beaver- 
skins.  One  of  the  governors  paid  no  attention  to  his 
proposals;  but  the  other  one,  Mr.  Wiuslow,  of  Plym- 
outh, felt  interested  in  the  matter,  and,  to  satisfy 
himself,  made  a  visit  to  the  country.     Being  much 


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pleased  at  its  appcarnnce,  ho  caused  to  be  built  a 
trading  house,  xvhich  is  said  to  have  been  t)»e  first 
house  eixjcted  in  Connecticut,  At  tliat  timft,  within 
the  limits  of  a  few  milen,  tliere^were  ten  distinct  In- 
dian tril^es  or  xovereignties,  und  even  at  a  much  later 
periotl  there  were  nineteen  Indians  to  one  EngUsh- 
man.  But  anotlier  race  haa  arisen,  and  the  chiefs  of 
other  days  are  departed. 

Having  alluded  to  the  first  house  erected  in  the 
State,  the  foiicving  is  said  to  be  the  most  ancient  epi- 
taph, as  its  da> ;,  style,  and  orthography  would  seem  to 
indicate:  . ;    ■  •  ^  ■ 

.,,.,,.  ,  i,  ..,.,.    Vth  Ephmm  Hvit,  ,^:^i^(x*',^^f^hok 
BomctimcH  '  ■  ■  f  i    ' 

.  •  Teacher  to  ye  clivrch  of     -  . 

;=^   ljr-«M'i;M!;  Windwr,  who         jiuii  ■mn'^  ^ti^lji^ 

•I'ii;  ( »  •    '.    1t^^|>i^      died  Soptember -Uh,     ^;ii  ,{f.<i!;<:,t^j:^.rtf^.rlh 


Vof-.i..,i, 


mn 


.y^-t^^.i-i-.imi ik.nl  ,w»«i>n' 


■.'r«'.l 


Who  when  hee  lived  wee  drew  ovr  viUiil  breatii, 
Who  when  hee  died  Iiis  dying  was  ovr  death,     ; 
Who  wuB  ye  stay  of  State,  ye  chvichd  Btafl",  -ji  v''>';;<JJP.':  •' 
Alas,  the  times  forbid  an  epitaph.      .^U:iH-/>4}  'ti  Xi»K\i 

Retumirig  to  Hartford,  crossed  tlie  Connecticut  on  a 
magnificf'it  covered  bridge,  and  came  to  East  Hart- 
ford and  Manchester,  in  Hartford  O-^inty.  Nex*; 
passed  through  Vernon,  Bolton,  Coventry,  Hebron, 
and  Andover,  in  the  county  of  Tolland.  In  this 
county  Jny  father  was  born.  From  Tolland  County 
went  to  VV^indliani  County,  and  visited  Willimautie, 
South  Windham,  Piuinfield,  Moosup,  and  Sterling. 
Willimautie  is  situated  on  a  river  of  the  same  name, 


iili. 


■  •  '•'»'*-''M'«.viiMiw,v^w.w-.ccaRj;j5:5,55|s-- 


I  to  be  built  a 
e  been  the  first 
at  timft,  within 
ten  distinct  In- 
at  a  much  later 
to  one  EngUsh- 
intl  the  chiefs  of 

le  erected  in  the 
most  ancient  epi- 
hy  would  seem  to 

.mm 

viUiil  breatn,         , 

ovr  tieatni     ,  >^ 

Connedicut  on  a 
ine  to  East  Hart- 
O-'inty.     Nexh 
oventry,  Hebroi., 
ollaiid.     In   this 
TolUind  County 
isited  Willimautic, 
sup,   and   Sterling, 
of  the  same  name, 


8RLAH   HIBBARD   BARREVT. 


and  afibrds  great  hydraulic  ]K)wer  for  machinery,  the 
water  having  a  fall  of  about  one  hun :lre«]  feet.  Hence, 
manufacturing  ia  carried  on  quite  extensively  and  to 
good  advantage.  Plainfield  is  also  a  mauufaoturiog 
town.  '^:^*ii'"6»■J*s*'&W^;^^.3^«Sl^^?ffp^  , 

Entered  Griswold,  New  London  County,  Also, 
Jewett  City,  in  the  aaaae  oouhty,  situated  on  the 
Quinebaug  River,  which,  too,  is  a  manufacturing  place. 
Indeed,  tlie  State  is  noted  for  the  extent  and  variety 
of  its  manufactures,  for  its  eduoationil  iwstitutious,  and 
for  the  enterprise  of  its  inhabitants.  So  State  of  its 
siue  in  the  Union  ha«  so  lar^e  a  school  fund  as  Con- 
necticut. Though  mostly  settled  by  Puritans,  who 
imbibed  some  peculiarities  giving  rise  to  the  "  Blue 
Laws,"  yet  the  present  state  of  things,  niodifieil  by 
time  and  experience,  are  sue!:  as  to  give  no  grounds 
for  complaint,  either  socially  or  religiously. 
ftwt<w :jfl»-3  mi^r-  :-5?;  ■wxim9m'::mm^i''m-Yi^ii*i^'rn^'.'4..  - . 

^■i^  -Mt^  CHAPTER   XXXIX.  ^um ■r.y-,,- 


VISIT  TO   RHODE   ISLAND. 


"From  Connecticut  proceeded  to  Rhode  Island,  the 
smallest  republican  state  in  the  world.  Its  physical 
appearance  is  i)eculiar  to  itself,  Narragansett  Bay 
dividing  it  into  two  unequal  parts.  This  bay  is  in- 
torsjMjrse*!  with  numerous  islands ;  among  the  most 
prominent  is  Rhodt.  Island,  from  wiiich  ihe  State  de- 
rives its  name,  containing  about  fifty  square  miles. 
Distinguished  for  the  salubrity  of  its  climate,  it  ia 
much  visit«d  by  invalids  from  remote  sectious  of  the 


i,w*aiWrtajM«T.CMa!!B)!S!iSliVi3F  1 


200 


t  AUTOBIOORAl'UY  OF 


oountry.  The  soathero  part  of  the  State  is  mostly 
level,  but  the  north-western  part  is  hilly  and  rocky. 
The  highest  elevation  is  Mount  Hope,  once  the  resi- 
dence of  King  Phillip,  a  celebrated  Indian  chief  and 
warrior,  who,  for  many  years,  was  a  terror  to  the  set- 
tlers. 

Passing  through  Coventry,  Quidnick,  Natick,  and 
Cranston,  came  to  Providence,  the  oldest  and  largest 
city  in  the  State,  and  one  of  its  capitals.  It  was  set- 
tled in  1636,  by  Roger  Williams,  an  ardent,  zeaious, 
young  minister,  banished  from  Massachusetts  for  his 
principles  of  religious  toleration.  Leaving  his  family 
in  Salem,  he  sought  an  asylum  in  :he  wilderness, 
amoug  the  heathen  or  Indians,  in  the  midst  of  winter, 
and  would  have  perished  had  it  not  been  for  their 
kindness  and  hoapitality.  Obtaining  a  grant  of  land 
from  the  chief  sachem  of  the  Narragansetts,  he  call<>d 
it  Providence,  in  commemoration  of  "  God's  merciful 
providence  to  hira  in  his  distress."  He  soon  gathered 
around  him  a  company  of  men  of  every  creed,  who 
w^re  allowe<l  full  liberty,  of  conscience,  both  in  re- 
ligion and  politics.  Strange  as  it  may  seem,  perse- 
cution liad  already  commenced  in  this  new  country  by 
tiu  same  people  who  had  fled  from  their  mother 
country  from  the  same  cause.  Thus  it  would  seem 
unsafe  to  give  to  any  class  of  people  unlimit<Hl  power, 
however  good  t!,4eir  intentions,  as  that  power  is  seldom 
used  without  abuse. 

May  28.  Distributed  books,  and  visited  various 
parts  of  the  city  which  is  divided  by  Providence 
River.  Here  is  located  Brown  University,  formerly 
under  t\\e  presidency  of  the  distinguished  Dr.  Way- 


SKI.AII    HIRBARD  BAHRETT. 


is  mostly 
nd  rocky, 
the  resi- 
chief  and 
to  the  aetr 

atick,  and 
ind  largest 
It  wfts  set- 
lit,  J»aM>U8, 

Btts  for  his 
his  family 
wilderness, 
k  of  winter, 
n  for  their 
ant  of  land 
l»,  he  calU-d 
d's  merciful 
an  gathered  . 
creed,  who 
»oth  in   re- 
em,  perse- 
country  by 
leir    mother 
•odd   seem 
iit«Hl  power, 
er  is  seldom 

Ited  various 

Providence 

ly,  formerly 

Dr.  Way- 


land,  whose  works  on  "  Political  Economy "  and 
"  Moral  Sc'ence,"  were  usetl  as  text-books  in  my  regu- 
lar course  of  study.  Called  on  Rev.  George  T.  Day, 
pastor  of  the  Poger  Williams  Church,  whom  I  had 
seen  in  Ohio.  Having  traveled  from  city  to  city  and 
from  State  to  State,  among  entire  strangers,  be$^n  to 
i*«l  that  I  was  in  a  strange  land.  But  now,  wnile  so 
far  from  home,  it  was  indeed  agreeable  to  meet  an  old 
acquaintance  and  friend,  particularly  one  so  suwess- 
fully  engaged  in  the  work  of  the  ministry.  His 
church  numbers  about  three  hundred  members,  and 
they  are  enjoying  a  pleasant  state  of  religious  interest, 
having  gradual  accessions  to  their  numbers.  They 
have  a  well-finished  house,  valued  at  twenty-five 
thousand  dollars,  located  in  an  elevated  portion  of  the 
city. 

>4  Went  to  Oineyville,  a  short  distance  from  Provi- 
dence, and  had  a  pleasant  interview  witi»  Rev.  Benja- 
min F.  Hayes,  late  professor  in  New  Hampton  Insti- 
tution, in  New  Hamphire.  He  is  preaching  for  the 
church  in  this  place.  This  church  was  organized  in 
1828,  and  the  Rev.  Martin  Cheney  installed  pastor, 
which  relation  he  honorably  sustained  tor  nearly  a 
quarter  of  a  century.  In  this  place  Mr.  Cheney  ma«le 
a  public  profession  of  religion,  con:nienced  his  minis- 
terial course,  and  was  instrumental  in  the  formation 
of  a  church.  It  has  from  time  to  time  been  greatly 
favored  with  revivals,  and  now  numbers  alwut  three 
hundred  and  fifty  members.  During  the  past  year  a 
revival  was  enjoyed,  and  thirty  or  more  added  to  the 
church.  They  still  deplore  the  loss  of  their  former 
worthy  pastor,  who  was  like  a  father  to  them,  and 


'  ii| 


M 


hi*'-' 


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who  stood  before  tliem  tfie  bold  and  faithful  champiou 

of  trutli. 

In  company  with  Professor  Hayes,  went  to  Crans- 
ton, to  visit  Mulberry  Grove  Cemetery,  on  tlie  prem- 
ises «»f  Deacon  Daniel  P.  Dyer,  an  efficient  member 
and  officer  of  the  Olneyville  church.     After  jwasing 
an  extensive  nuvwry,  cultivated  with  great  care  and 
taste,  came  to  the  cemetery,  surroundeil  by  a  double 
rt>w  of  fir-,  cedar-,  and  sprnoe-trees.    It  is  divided  into 
two  parts,— one  as  a  family  burying-ground,  and  the 
other  gratuitously  given  by  the  generous-hearted  pro- 
prietor for  the  use  of  clergymen.     In  the  latter-named 
one  rtpose  the  remains  of  the  lamented  Cheney,  over 
vrhich  stands  a  marble  monument,  erected  by  the  peo- 
ple of  his  charge.     Its  height,  including  the  base,  is 
about  six  feet,  and  on  the  top  rests  a  BUile  of  suitable 
dimetisi(ms.     Uik»u  the  sides  of  the  shaft  there  are  ai>- 
propriate  inscriptions,  containing  among  other  things, 
his  dying  words:     "  I  have  a  hope  that  mdureth  unto 
the  end."     He  is  there  representetl  as  a  "  warm  per- 
sonal friend,  a  kind  husband,  an  affectionate  father,  a 
strong  advocate  for  liberty  and  humanity,  and  a  faith- 
fid   servant  of   Gwl."     What  better   name   could    a 
Christian  minister  leave  Vhind  for  the  consolation  of 

tviends!    »       ^^mm^ 'm^m-^' ■'^'' .     -  >■;; 

Pawtucket,  four  mfles  nbrt)i-wigt  of  Providence,  fe 
situated  on  both  sides  of  the  Blackstoue  River,  and, 
consequently,  is  in  two  States,— -Rhode  Island  and 
Massachusetts.  It  is  a  great  manufacturing  town,  and 
is  i\oted  as  being  the  place  where  the  fir^t  cotton- 
niill  was  establish(>d  in  America,  by  Samuel  Slater, 
the   father  of  Araerioin  oottun  manufacturers.    The 


champiou 

to  Crans- 
tlie  prem- 
nt  member 
ter  jwasing 
itt  care  and 
y  a  double 
livide«l  into 
nd,  aiul  tbe     • 
icarted  pro- 
atter-named 
!hency,  over 
by  the  peo- 
t\ic  base,  ifl 
i  of  suitable 
there  art^  a\y 
)ther  things, 
ndureth  unto 
*  warm  per- 
ate  father,  a 
and  a  faith- 
ime  could   a 

insolation  of 

'it 

i-ovidence,  is 
River,  and, 
Island  and 
r  town,  an<l 
irst  cotton- 
nnel  Slator, 

;turers.    Tiie 


SELAH   HIBBaRT>   BARRETT. 


203 


church  in  this  place  is  iu  a  flourishing  condition,  hav- 
ing been  blest  v/ith  a  good  revival,  by  which  an  ac- 
cession of  eighty  members  had  been  made.  They 
have  an  interesting  Sabbatii-school  of  two  hundred 
and  fifty  scholars,  which  promise  in:«ch  for  the  church. 
For  the  past  year,  revivals  have  beea  numerous  in  the 
State,  and,  according  to  the  best  estimates,  there  have 
not  been  less  than  two  thousand  conversions, 
te  The  towns  of  Burrillviiie,  Gloucester,  and  Smith- 
field,  in  the  north  part  of  the  State,  were  the  priiuipal 
scenes  of  Colby's  labors  in  Rhode  Island,  alK>ut  forty 
ytrars  ago,  where  astonishing  success  crowninl  his 
ministry.  The  fruit  of  these  laborn  is  still  visible,  and 
there  are  those  still  living  wh»)  bear  testimony  to  his 
fidelity  and  faithfulness.  The  small  Vine  planted  by 
him  has,  by  the  blessing  of  God,  become  a  gresit 
branch,  extending  itself  almost  over  the  entire  State. 
In  other  words,  from  a  few  churches  the  number  has 
increased  to  about  forty,  containing  more  than  three 
thousand  members,  united  in  the  bonds  of  the  gos|K'l, 
and  exerting  an  influoucc  for  the  cause  of  Christ, 
Examples  like  this  are  sufficient  'o  enc-ounigc  all 
ministers,  and  even  private  Christians,  to  work  while 
it  is  day,  and  to  fulfill  their  assigned  mission,  that, 
when  done  with  care  and  toil,  "  they  may  rest  froia 
.their  labors."  -  *^:  w«*W*^%j^!*wi^»*t1lt?|«imfi«*5if^^^^ 


204 


;tAUTOBHiORAPIIY   OF 


m 


■•<•'::  n?i' .N;(  -       CHAPTER    XL.      -)>«^   jH-.^i    ;;«* 


1..      .1.. ;...,<    ■,.   .. 


VISIT  TO   MASSACHnSETTS. 


Took  the  Boston  and  Providence  Railway,  and, 
passing  the  villages  of  Attleborough,  Tobets,  Mans- 
field, Sharon,  Canton,  and  Readville,  came  to  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  nearly  fifty  miles  from  Provitlence. 
This  great  literary  and  commercial  emporium,  situated 
on  a  small  peninsula  in  Massachusetts  Bay,  is  the 
capital  of  the  State  and  the  principal  center  of  at- 
traction in  New  England.  It  consists  of  three  parts, — 
Old,  East,  and  South  Boston, — oonnectetl  by  bridges 
or  narrow  stripe  of  land  called  "  Necks."  In  the  old 
part  of  the  city  the  streets  are  narrow  and  winding, 
which  mar  its  beauty  and  confuse  the  stranger.  The 
scientific,  literary,  and  educational  institutions  are 
numerous  and  richly  endowed.  On  Beacon  Hill,  the 
highest  eminence,  stands  the  State-house,  a  conspicuous 
building.  .In  front  of  it  is  "Boston  Common,"  a 
handsome  park  of  fifty  acres,  laid  out  with  graded 
walks,  and  well  shaded  by  large  elms.  Boston  pos- 
seascs  the  advantages  of  ample  railroad  communi- 
cation, a  fine  harbor,  and  extensive  commerce,  its  trade 
extending  to  the  most  distant  parts  of  the  globe. 
Thirty-six  miles  south-esist  of  this  is  Plymouth,  where 
the  first  permanent  settlement  in  New  England  was 
made,  December  22,  1620,  by  one  hundred  and  one 
Puritans,  usually  styled  the  "  Pilgrim  Fathers,"  the 
anniversary  of  the  Landing  being  still  observed.  -piW* 

May  29.  In  the  morning  attended  worship  at  the 
Freewill  Baptist  Church,  North  Bennet  Street,  a  sub- 


4^ 


BEI.AR   tIJBBARD  RARRfSTT. 


106 


[way,   and, 
lets,  Man»- 
to  Boston, 
?rovulence. 
im,  situated 
Jay,  is  the 
nter  of  at- 
ree  parts, — 
by  bridges 
In  tlie  old   ' 
od  winding, 
inger.     The 
itutions    are 
on  Hill,  the 
conspicMoiw 
!ommon,"   a 
with   graded 
Boston  pos- 
cominuni- 
rce,  its  trade 
the   glol)e. 
jouth,  where 
Ingland  was 
red  and  one 
'athers,"  the 
served. 
orship  at  the 
Street,  a  sub- 


ntnntial  and  spacious  edifice,  erected  in  1828,  for  the 
First  Methodist  Episcopal  Society.  From  this  church, 
which  was  the  first  Methmlist  society  in  the  city,  has 
sprung  a  number  of  others,  numbering  several 
thousand  members.  In  1850,  the  Freewill  Baptists 
purchased  t!ds  It^ouse  and  removed  to  it.  They  first 
occupied  Marlboro'  Chapel,  afterward  worshij»ed  in 
Boylston  Hall,  and  then  removed  to  Richmond  Street, 
where  they  rema'lned  until  1850.  The  church  was  or- 
ganised about  the  year  1843,  and,  for  the  first  fiva 
years,  was  under  the  pastoral  care  of  Rev.  Dr.  Noyes, 
a  returned  missionary,  who  was  succeeded  by  Professor 
Dunn,  of  Hillsdale  Colleire  Michigan.  Under  the 
ministry  of  its  different  pastors  it  has  prospered,  nncf 
now  numbers  two  hundred  and  fifty  members.  In 
the  afternoon  I  was  earnestly  solicited  to  preach  by  the 
officiating  clergyman  and  the  officers  of  the  church,  but 
declined  the  invitation  in  consequence  of  indisposition. 
In  the  evening,  feeling  better,  addressed  the  Sabbath- 
school  Concert,  which  appeared  to  be  a  season  of  con- 
siderable interest. 

»*  Boston  is  well  supplied  with  church  edifices,  and 
with  learned,  able,  and  devoted  ministers.  The 
number  of  these  are  perhaps  greater,  in  projwrtion  to 
the  number  in  attendance,  than  in  some  other  cities. 
The  average  daily  attendance  on  thp  Sabbath  is,  how- 
ever, much  greater  in  some  churches  than  in  others, 
depending  much  upon  the  popularity  and  talents  of 
of  the  speakers.  Among  the  diff*erent  sects  of  Boston, 
there  are  about  one  hundred  houses  of  public  worship, 
many  of  them  finished  in  a  style  of  great  beauty  and 
elegance.     The    Baptists,    Congregational    Orthodox, 


I  i 


f ■    s  \ 


1    .i 


|i:: 


206 


I'AUTOBKXJBAPHY   OF 


Congrppitional  Unitjirian,  Epwoopal,  and  Motlunllst, 
are  iiiiicli  the  iiiowt  niiriu'roiis  and  influential.  But  the 
8tato  of  leiif^iori  !«,  ut  proHcnt,  rutlier  low  amnnfr  all 
8<)ci»'tifH.  The  influenceH  of  the  great  revival  of  1868, 
were  !es9  felt  ht're  than  in  almost  any  city  in  the 
country.  But,  perhajw,  the  time  ia  not  far  distant 
when  this  city,  like  others,  will  enjoy  a  refrenhing 
wawHj  from  the  pesence  of  the  LonJ,  uow  ao  grmtiy 
ncctli'd.      I  ^y<T,!Wf^'^>•;i.M'^iH^;sMv(m5'4p'iBfimp*•*^^^^^    mmld '. 

May  30.  Visite<l  Fanenil  Hall,  the  mod;  noted 
public  building,  justly  Htyletl  the  "Cradle  of  American 
Liberty,"  and  intinjat«'ly  connected  with  the  early  Ihh- 
tory  of  the  country.  The  original  building,  com- 
•menwid  in  1740,  by  Peter  Faflenil,  of  Huguenot  de- 
scent, was  given  to  the  town.  The  great  hall,  adorned 
with  portraits  of  eminent  Americans,  is  seventy  fvH 
wpinre,  twenty-eight  feet  high,  with  galleries  sup- 
ported by  Doric  columns.  The  walls  are  enriched 
with  pilasters,  ami  the  windows  with  architraves.  In 
this  hail  were  first  kindled  the  patriotic  fires  of  the 
Kevolution,  by  which  an  oppressed  jwople  were 
awakened  to  tt  sense  of  their  tlegradation.  Witl>*n 
these  walls  eloquence,  with  its  thrilling  power,  electri- 
fied, as  it  were,  the  hearts  of  thousands  who  now  sleep 
in  the  dust.  From  this  forum  the  ennobling  principles 
of  justice  and  rijiht  have  often  been  discussed,  with 
(li.stingiiished  ability,  in  language  that  came  from  the 
heart  and  reached  the  heart.  Yes,  Faneuil  Hall  has 
performed  a  noble  mission,  throwing  o|>en  its  jwrtals 
to  the  freedom  of  8j)eech,  and  to  the  untramnieled 
liberty  of  conscience.  r  .*i  iH'iMiit?  i*«^«  W  ^*«S' 

Crossing  Charles  River,  came  to  Chafkstown,  th« 


BF.IJiH    HIBBARD   BARRETT. 


Jetluxlist, 
Out  the 
imonR  all 
1  of  1858, 
ty  in  the 
iir  distant 
refreHhing 
do  gveatljr 

nrwt  noted 
i"  American 
?  early  his- 
linp,   com- 
puenot  «le- 
i\\,  adorned 
cventy  feet 
llerie*   myf 
re   enriched  '• 
traves.     In    . 
res  of   the 
ople     were 
in.     \Vitl.=n 
jwer,  eli'ctri-   • 

now  sleep 

^  principles 

[ussed,  with 

le  from  the 

il  Hall  has 

its  jMjrtals 

ntraniiueled 

lestown,  the 


fourth  city  of  MiVMacliUHetts,  und  one  of  the  most  in- 
terwjting  Mpot»  in  /iinerican  history.  Here  is  Bunker 
Hi!!,  or  rather  Breeil's  Hill,  nieiuorabic  for  tlie  most 
bl(KHly  battle  of  the  Revolution,  fought  June  17,  1775. 
Precisely  half  a  century  from  that  time,  Junt  17, 
1825,  the  oorner-stone  of  B'liikor  Hill  Monument  was 
laid  by  Genend  La  Fayette,  in  the  presence  of  as- 
sembled thousands,  inoltuliug  forty  survivors  of  the 
battle,  and  s(K>ut  two  thoiiwind  wldiers  of  the  Revo- 
lution, who  were  appropriat<'Iy  and  eloquently  ad- 
dressed by  the  Hon.  Daniel  Webster.  Tlie  Monu- 
ment, ooni}>08ed  of  Quinoy  granite,  is  two  hundreil  and 
twsnty-oiie  feet  liigh,  ami  w»«'  completed  eighteen 
years  from  its  commencement,  at  a  awt  of  $150,000. 
Ascending  the  upper  ohambtr,  at  the  top  of  t\w  monu- 
ment, by  a  flight  of  stairs  of  two  hundred  and  ninety- 
five  ste|)s,  I  had,  from  the  four  windows  of  this  stu- 
j)endou8  tower,  an  extea-ive  and  magniiioent  view  of 
both  city  and  country,  both  land'  an«l  sea.  The  first 
view  from  this  giddy  height  is  enrupturing,  yet  half  be- 
wilderingsto  the  mind,  while,  far  and  near,  a  mixed 
multitude  of  strange  images  swldenly  crowd  upon  the 
astonished  vision.  TJ'«  principal  decorations  of  this 
chamber  consis»*,  ot  two  ciiunons,  nnnie«l  "  Hancock " 
and  "  Adams, '  which,  during  the  war,  vere  used  in 
many  engagements.  yS^l 

From  the  oar  station  in  Bowdoin  Square,  Boston, 
took  the  ho.'se  railroad  for  Cambridge  and  Mount  Au- 
burn. On  the  way  had  a  view  (W  the  Massachusetts 
Medical  College,  a  large  brick  building,  containing  an 
anatomical  museum  an<l  a  medical  library.  This  col- 
lege   is    noted   as   being   tlie  seeae   of    the  atrocious 


-If 


g  f 


n 


m,m^_,irir>^- 


h*^ 


20R 


AUTOmoORAPHY    OK 


murder  of  Dr.  Parkmnn  hy  Dr.  Wclwter.  tlic  former, 
n  ^«>iitl(>nian  of  wi-iiltli,  n-Miding  in  BoHton  ;  tlic  liittor, 
n  |trott>HMor  in  llic  iiiMtittitioti.  It  (KX.>urr(>(l  on  the  23<1 
of  NovenitHT,  1849.  Tlic  next  ol>j«>ct  of  note  was  the 
HoKton  Jail,  two  Htoricn  liigli,  having  a  priHon  within  a 
prison.  Next  (wnte  to  the  Mafwarhnsettn  Eye  and  Ear 
Infirmary,  intende*!  exclusively  for  the  poor,  under  the 
^•liarj^  of  a  charitable  asHoeiation.  Crossing  West 
Host«m  Bridge,  came  lo  Camhridgeport,  where  stands 
the  City  Hall,  erected  for  the  use  of  the  Cambridge 
Athenieum,  but  nfterwartl  sold  to  the  city.  A  Hhort 
diHtanoe  Iwyond  this  is  the  Innian  House,  a  large 
wtHMJen  building,  once  occupied  by  Ralph  Innian,  a 
tory,  who  was  dispossessed  of  it,  and  which  afterward 
btHuime  the  head-quarters  of  General  Putnam,  while  the 
AnuTican  army  was  encami)ed  at  Cambridge.  OpiK>- 
site  Gore  Hull  is  Apthrop's  Palace,  sometimes  called 
Bishop's  Palace,  where  Burgoyne,  a  British  officer, 
was  confine<l  as  a  prisoner.  Cambridge  is  the  seat  of 
Harvard  University,  'the  oldest  and  most  richly  en- 
dowed literary  institution  in  the  United  States.  There 
are  embraced  in  the  faculty  of  instruction  for  the  pro- 
frasional  and  scientific  schools,  the  president,  twenty- 
eight  professors,  five  tutors,  and  several  teachers.  In 
the  {!ollege  library,  which  contains  more  than  one 
himdreil  thousand  volumes,  there  is  a  large  collection 
of  Greek  and  Oriental  manuscripts,  coins,  medals,  etc. 
After  leaving  the  college  grounds,  several  handsome 
private  residences  were  {Missed,  among  which  is  that  of 
Henry  Wadsworth  Longfellow,  the  poet,  a  place  dis- 
tinguisheil  as  the  head-quarters  of  General  Washington 
during  the  siege  of  Boston.    Next  is  Rev.  Dr  Ijowell'a 


"-^....  nil— i 


M<M(t 


le  former, 
tl<c  latter, 
,n  the  23a 
tc  wa«  tlie 
n  within  » 
fe.  aii«l  Eaf 
,  umWr  the 
sing    West 
»ere  stands 
Cambridge 
.     A  Hliort 
Be,  a  large 
K  Inman,  a 
ill  afterward 
ni,  while  the 
Ige.     Oi)lH>- 
timi*  called 
[itish   officer, 
I  the  seat  of 
richly  en- 
tates.   There 
for  the  pro- 
ent,  twenty- 
acherw.     In 
re  than    one 
ge  collection 
me<lal8,  etc. 
•al  handsome 
ich  is  that  of 
a  place  dis- 
Washington 
Dr  I-ioweira 


RRT.AII    HinBAUD   BAHRETI'. 


>ioiiHe,  buiU  by  Andrt-w  Oliver,  the  famous  Htamp 
coniinisHioncr.  It  was  siibwquently  owned  by  El- 
britlge  Oi-rry,  a  Higner  of  tlie  Declunition  of  Inde- 
pendence, a  governor  of  Maatiachusetts,  and  a  vice- 
prewident  of  the  Unite<l  States. 

The  last  and  most  interesting  spot  visited  was 
M^mnt  Auburn  Cemetery,  one  mile  from  the  Uni- 
versity iinti  four  miles  from  Boston.  It  contains 
upward  of  one  liundtvd  nert-H,  coverctl  more  or  leas 
with  a  gn»wtli  of  large  forest  trees  of  diflVrent  sptK^ies. 
Its  surface  is  undulating,  containing  both  hill  and 
dale,  with  a  liigh  ridge  running  through  the  grounds. 
On  tiie  principal  eminenco,  culled  Moimt  Aid)urn,  is  a 
tower  sixty  feet  high,  from  the  top  of  which  can  be 
obtained  one  of  the  finest  pro9|HX!t8  in  the  environs  of 
tlie  great  metro|)olis.  The  grounds  were  consecrated, 
8e|)teniber  24,  18.'J1,  at  a  8jK)t  called  "Consecration 
Dell,"  a  deep  valley,  where  a  teujporary  amphitheater 
was  erected  fcr  the  occasion.  A  granite  Gothic  chapel 
was  built  TiS  a  place  for  funeral  services,  and  for  the 
reception  of  ntatues  and  fine  pieces  of  sculpture.  It 
now  contains  the  .statues  of  Joseph  Story,  an  eminent 
jurist ;  John  Adams,  second  President  of  the  United 
States ;  and  James  Otis,  the  American  patriot.  Nearly 
the  first  monument  seen,  after  entering  the  inclosure, 
is  Dr.  Spurzeim's,  the  celebrated  phrenologist,  which  is 
said  to  be  a  copy  of  the  tomb  of  Scipio  Africanus,  at 
Rome.  Near  the  entrance  of  Cha|)el  Avenue,  is  the 
bronze  statue  of  Dr.  Bowditeh,  the  great  mathema- 
tician, representing  him  in  full  size,  quietly  seated  with 
a  globe  and  quadmnt  at  his  feet,  and  one  arm  upon  a 
book.  Upon  the  left  side  of  the  same  avenue  is  the 
14  . 


810 


AUTonuKinAC'HY  or 


inoiiumont  ennrt^d  to  the  lui'iuorj  of  Pr.  Sharp,  titto 
psAtor  of  a  Bttptist  oliurcii  in  Ikmton,  wtiidi,  froni.itii 
|M><niIiar  oriiuto  Htructun*,  never  failn  to  attra(;t  at- 
ttMition.  The  Lawreuee  Monument,  front  its  height 
niul  l>onnty,  pxccIh,  nt  present,  all  olhern.  It«  cf>lunin 
ittiuulH  upon  a  luiitwive  niarhio  ))e4le«tal,  and  iit  eur- 
nunintetl  hy  An  urn  |)arti«lljr  covered  with  drapery. 


r 


.     .'■,    ■  .■,    I .   I    '.     t       — .—        -/I'.     '11.  .     '1'    11    <■ 

CHAPTER    X  LI.  ^      i 

7  VIBJT  TO   UAmK.  ■        . 

Beinq  dcsiniUH  of  visiting  Porthind  and  Honic  other 
pointM  niK>n  the  couMt  of  Maine,  I  oi>n<;]u«leil  to  muke 
tlie  joorney  l>y  wu  in»teu«I  of  hind,  us  it  wonhl  givu 
nie  a  gliiu|iHe  of  neu-furing  lift>,  and  woidd  withal  be 
oondiieive  to  health.  Sen8ickn<>w,  ho  unplvaMant  to 
experience,  rarely  fuiln,  in  the  end,  to  renovate  the 
Hvstem.  While  bidding  adion  to  Boston,  and  sailing 
out  of  MusHuehii.'44'tt.s  Buy,  the  snn,  in  splendor,  wus 
setting  in  the  wt>8t(>rn  horizon,  nnd  the  sky  seemed  to 
sluit  down  npon  the  vast  oxpauso  of  waters,  presenting 
the  inner  appearance  of  a  large  towering  dome.  The 
S(;eMe  was  trnly  one  of  grandeur  and  sublimity.  But, 
jnu<!h  to  my  regret,  the  approaching  darkness  of  night 
soon  obscured  from  view  ('jose  delightful  prospects  and 
iMmutiful  contemplations  in  nature.  Having  sailed 
around  Ca|>e  Ann,  we  were  now  fairly  out  on  the 
waters  of  the  broad  Atluntie,  upon  which  n>any  fright- 
ful scenes  of  disaster  have  hM|ipened.  But  the  even- 
ing was  clear  nud  pleasant,  and  there  was  little  ilanger 


^•**-^ 


BKT.An  mnnAnn  nARBFTT. 


ill 


Sharp,  luto 
i!l»,  froin.it« 

attnu^t   *i' 
I  its  height 

lt«  «»luiun 
ami  is  Bur- 
1  drapery. 
t-vr   •?-■•■•> 

:     .;^;:      •!'••» 

Ill  some  other 
wlwl  to  luuke 
t  wouUl  give 
iihl  withal  be 
nilili'a»aiit   to 
renovate  the 
I,  and  soiling 
.|>k'n(lor,  wa» 
iky  seenieil  to 
TH,  presenting 
dome.     The 
[)lin)ity.     But, 
11688  of  nigljt 
prosi^ects  and 
aving   sailed 
|v   out  t»n   tlie 
1»  many  fright- 
But  the  even- 
8  little  danger 


to  he  apprehended.  Retiring  nt  my  n«iial  hour,  was, 
for  the  first  time,  lulle<l  to  Hlwp  hy  "  ohi  oc(>an's 
waved,"  hut  not  without  fantaHtic  drejims,  interrupted 
by  the  creaking  of  mauliinery  and  the  "  nound  of  many 
watem." 

May  31.  Awakinp  early  in  the  morning,  wn«  not 
a  little  «urpriH«>d  to  find  mynelf  in  Portland  Harbor, 
■afe  and  well,  sf-areely  realising  that  a  night  had  been 
spent  upon  the  wa.  EU'ing  refreHhwl  by  my  Hhort 
voya^'e,  my  fimt  day  in  the  State  of  Maine  and  ita 
]arg(>Mt  eity — Pttrtland — was  enjoyed  with  peeuliar 
pleasure.  Though  in  the  most  uorth-eaHtern  State  of 
the  Union,  far  from  my  native  home,  I  felt  no  do- 
premiou  of  spiritn  an  io  nometimra  the  case  when 
absent.  Could  sonrcely  find  language  to  express  my 
gratitude  to  the  Giver  of  ONvry  bleswinp  for  his  pre- 
serving rare.  Most  of  the  forenoon  was  devoted  to 
reading  and  correapouilenoe,  and  tlie  hours  pasAed 
pleasantly.    i*'.:')».'4»»i'?!it-  '^ffsju^-jHtit  iCtiE,'*;  v^Snif'   -f/jriv^. 

In  the  afternoon  received  a  visit  from  a  ministerial 
brother,  whom  T  had  seen  before,  and  who  is  preaeh- 
ing  in  the  place  with  pood  sueiress.  He  took  much 
pains  in  otndueting  me  through  the  most  interesting 
parts  of  the  city,  and  in  introducing  me  to  a  number 
of  Christian  fi-iends,  among  whom  was  Rev.  Sarjrent 
Shaw,  one  of  the  pioneer  Freewill  Baptist  ministers. 
Portland  is  a  peninsula  projecting  into  Casco  Bay, 
having  an  exct^llcnt  harlmr,  sufficient  for  the  entrance 
of  ve«.s<»l.(  of  the  liirjjest  size.  It  is  called  the  "  Forest 
City,"  from  the  fact  that  its  principal  streets  arc  lined 
with  shade  trees,  some  of  great  height,  adding  much  to 
its  diversified   attractions.     As   this  place   was   very 


mm 


8tS 


AUTOBIOCmAPHY  OF 


early  settled,  it  was  twice  destroytl  by  the  Tudlans 
aiul  French.  It  was  bombarded,  October  18,  1775,  by 
an  English  fleet  and  reduot^  to  ashes,  and  nt  a  still  later 
period  a  sanpiiinary  battle  was  fonght  off  its  harbor. 

In  the  evening  attended  a  meeting  at  the  Casoo- 
street  Chnrch,  and  spoke  to  a  large  audience  that  paid 
uneomtnonly  good  attention.  This  uhurch,  as  well  as 
all  the  oity  churches,  being  about  twenty-five  in 
luiniber,  is  enjoying  a  good  degree  of  prosj)erity.  xlt 
has,  for  a  year  or  two  past,  had  an  accession  of  one 
hundred  members,  two-thirds  of  which  number  were 
by  baptism.  Their  Sabbath-school  is  lai-ge  and 
pros|)orous.  The  members  of  the  church  api)car  to  be 
actively  engaged,  liberally  sustaining  their  pastor,  and 
contributing  to  the  cause  of  missions  and  other  benev- 
olent enterprises.  Their  prayer-meetings  are  well  at- 
tended, the  irembers  usually  taking  an  active  jjart,  b; 
which  means  they  are  encouraged  in  the  ways  of  well- 
doing. Under  such  favorable  circumstances,  blessed 
vith  the  Spirit's  i»;fluenoes,  a  church  will  prosper 
even  amidst  persecution. 

June  1.  Spent  the  forenoon  in  writing  and  pre- 
paring a  lengthy  article  for  the  press.  The  weather 
was  cold,  so  much  so  that  a  fire,  with  closed  doors,  was 
not  at  all  uncomfortable.  In  Ohio,  at  this  season  of 
the  year,  it  wouhl  have  been  intolerable.  The  sea- 
breezes,  as  well  as  the  latitude,  doubtless  contribute  to 
render  it  cooler.  In  the  afternoon  was  employed  in 
visiting  different  parts  of  the  city,  not  forgetting  to 
fulfill  my  mission  to  the  people.  In  the  evening  made 
some  arrangements  ])!'ep:iratory  to  another  short 
voyage,  as  a  steamer  is  to  leave  in  the  morning.    ft>  «iH 


^'*«.i- 


xitamiiSeSM^Sl^ 


\  by  the  TiMTlans 
;obci-  18,  1775,  by 
.aiulntastilUater 
5ht  off  its  harbor, 
ing  at  the  Caaco- 
audience  that  paid 
uhurch,  as  well  aa 
it    twenty-five    in 

of  Fros|)erity.  ^It 
n  accession  of  one 
hich  number  were 
ool  is  large  and 
lunch  apiHsar  to  be 
g  their  pastor,  and 
8  and  other  benev- 
eetings  are  well  at- 
;  an  active  part,  b^ 
B  the  ways  of  well- 
junistances,  blessed 

urch   will    prosper 

\  writing  and  pre- 
ress.  The  weather 
th  closed  doors,  was 

,  at  this  season  of 
»lerable.  The  sea- 
ibtless  contribute  to 
was  employed  in 

,  not  forgetting  to 

n  the  evening  made 
to    another    short 

he  morning.         "4*' 


8ELAH   HtBBARD    BARB"nT. 


Junk    2.     Lell   Portland,    ^iid    embarked    on    the 
Steanior  T.  F,  Secor,  for  tby  mouth  of  the  Kennebec 
River.     The    niorning   wi\8  dam|),  chilly,  and   foggy, 
and  it  wns  difficult  to  keep  sufficiently  comfortable, 
rinding  the  sea  rough,  I  ate  no  breakfast,  but  laid 
down  upon  a  sofa,  hoping  tjipreby  to  eacai)e  seasick- 
ness.    The  waters  became  more  agitated,  greatly  afiect- 
ing  the  motion  of  the  steamer,  which  seemeil  to  roll 
violently  upon  the  swelling  waves.     In   leas  than  an 
hour,  three-fourths  of  the  passengers,  consisting  of  ladies 
.  and   gentlemen,    were   made  sad,    as   if  ppnic  struck. 
Their  cheerful  countenances  bore  a  different  impres- 
sion, and  their  joyous  laughter  was  change<l  to  pro- 
found   silence.     They    were    seized   with   seasick uejM*. 
Ah  yet,  I  felt  none  of  its  symptoms,  and,  therefure, 
confidently  believed  I  would  escape;  but,  while  thus 
secretly  elated,  I  soon  learned,  from  actual  ex|)erien«', 
how  to  sympathize  with  the  distressed  passengers.     In 
a  short  time  I  became  so  weak  that  I  could  scari-ely 
stand  or  walk,  and  glad  were  we  when  the  boat  uj)- 
j)roached  land.     In  a  few  hours  my  sicknesa  subsided, 
my  ajipetlte  returned,  and  a  piece  of  pilot-bread  was 
relished  as  a  delicious  morsel.       W5p^:^*«?^*Mife//#*4;viA.'' 
PnMeciling  sixteen   miles  up  the  rock  bound 'nhores 
of  the  Kennebec,  came  to  Bath,  the  seat  of  one  of  the 
first  English  settlements  on  the  continent  of  Aniericji. 
It  if  noted   for   its  ship-bnilding.     The   North-street 
Church,     under   the    pastond    care    of    Rev.    Niilaun 
Brooks,  has  had,  the  past  year,  an  extensive'  revival, 
in  which  one  himdreil  nnulc  a  public  profession  of  re- 
ligion.    The  church  contains  between  three  ami  four 
hundretl    members,  and    the  Sabbath-sohool  niunbers 


I'  . 


'^m* 


i 


im 


^^BF 


ADTOBIOORAPHY  OP 


during  the 
A  new 


upward  of  two  hundred.  No  chinch  has 
same  period,  prognased  with  greater  rapidity 
church,  denominated  the  Corliss-street  Church,  to  dis- 
tinguish it  from  the  other  one,  has  been  recently 
formed,  consisting  of  more  than  one  hundred  members, 
connected  with  which  is  a  Subbath-school.      .iftmif^iFri^ 

Passing  Richmond,  came  to  Gardiner,  in  which  the 
lumber  business  is  carried  o^.  -laxtenaively.  Here  Rev. 
Arthur  Caverno,  an  esteemed  minister,  has  the  charge 
of  an  interesting  church  of  a  hundred  members  or 
more.  Next  came  to  Hallowell,  situated  on  an  ac* 
clivity  near  the  river,  where  large  quantities  of  fine 
granite,  found  in  its  vicinity,  are  shipped. 

A  short  distance  aliove  Hallowell,  came  to  Augusta, 
the  State  capital  and  head  of  sloop  navigation,  l)eing 
forty-three  miles  from  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec. 
Half  a  mile  south  of  the  city,  on  an  eminence,  stands 
the  State-house,  built  of  granite.  On  the  east  side  of 
the  river,  which  is  connected  with  the  city  by  a 
bridge  five  hundred  and  twenty  feet  long,  are  the 
Hospital  for  the  Insane  t^nd  the  United  States  Ansenal. 
Called  upon  Rev.  George  W.  Bean,  pastor  of  the 
Augusta  Church,  with  whom  I  had  a  happy  interview. 
They  have  a  good  bouse  of  worship,  an  interesting 
Sablmth-school,  and  a  church  of  suiBoient  numbers  to 
be  self-supporting.  At  present  there  is  no  special  re^ 
ligious  interest  in  the  church,  though  in  days  past  it  has 
been  blessed  with  many  good  revivals. 

June  3.  Devoted  the  forenoon  to  reading,  writing, 
visiting,  and  distributing  books,  notwithstanding  a 
heavy  and  severe  storm  of  rain.  At  two  in  the  after- 
noon, the  rain  having  cease<],  took  the  stage,  and,  pass- 


during  the 
t,y.  A  new 
irch,  to  iHa- 
en  recently 
doMmberSt 

11  whi<-li  the 
Here  Rev. 
8  the  charge 
members  or 
i  on  an  ao». 
lities  of  fine 

•  to  Augusta, 
gatton,  l)eiiJg 
16  Kennebec, 
nence,  staniU 

east  side  of 
e  city  by  a 
ong,  are  the 
lates  Arsenal, 
astor   of  the 

y  interview, 
interesting 

numbers  to 
special  re- 

m  past  it  has 

ing,  writing, 
thstanding   a 

in  the  afier- 
ge,  and,  pass- 


no 


RET.AH   HTBBARD    BARRETT. 


215 


ing  Belgrade  and  Ronj*?,  came  to  New  Sharon,  Frank- 
lin County,  a  pleasant  village  on  the  Sandy  River 
Tlie  roads  being  exceedingly  rough  and  rocky,  was 
ji>lted  to  weariness,  and  feared  that  I  should  be  cotn- 
pelled  to  abandon  the  journey.  But  having  long  since 
learned  that  perseverance  overcomes  obstacles,  I 
patiently  pursued  until  reaching,  after  dark,  my  desti- 
nation, happy  to  accept  the  hospitalities  of  a  village 
hotel. 


June 


Went  four   miles  down  the  river,  and 


calleil  upon  Rev.  Cyrus  Stilson,  under  whose  ministry 
I  had  sat  twenty  years  ago,  when  a  mere  youth,  in 
Ohio,  my  native  State,  and  by  whom  I  was  baptized. 
We  had  not  seen  each  other  since  that  time;  hence,  our 
meeting  was  most  cordial,  bringiiig  to  memory  scenes 
of  by-gone  years.  A  review  of  the  past  has  its  happy 
and  benign  influences,  and  these  were  now  fek  in  an 
eHj)ecial  manner.  Twenty  years  I  Ah,  what  changes — 
sad  changes — have  occurred  in  life! — ^in  its  diversified 
paths,  relationships,  and  connections.  Yes,  in  church 
and  state,  in  art  and  science, — though  in  these,  it  is 
lioped,  for  the  better. 

"  June  7.  Having  for  three  days  enjoyed  the  hospf-*' 
talities  of  Mr.  Stilson  and  his  worthy  family,  during 
which  I  prepared  another  article  Tor  publication,  I  nv- 
tumed,  by  private  conveyance  and  stage,  twenty-one 
miles,  to  Belgrade,  noted  for  the  number  and  exct>l- 
lency  of  its  fruit  trees.  While  on  the  way,  noticed  the 
destruction  of  vegetation  by  the  recent  frost,  which  re- 
minded me  of  the  early  and  sudden  departure  of  the 
young,  who  flourish  for  a  season,  and  are  suddenly  cut 
down  by  the  withering  hand  of  t'eath.     At  Belgrade 


i,t*-- 


piflpl 


■™"'^TrT'   '!^X' 


-f 


218 


*"  AITTOBIOOnAPHY  OP 


)  : 


took  tlio  oars,  and,  passing  Mount  Vernon,  ReadfieUI, 
Wiiitlirop,  Monmontli,  and  Grwne.  came  to  Lcwiston, 
on  the  Androficogjjin  River,  a  distance  of  nearly  forty 
miles.  It  pojisesaes  iinconimon  manufacturing  facilities, 
containing  several  thousand  inhabitants,  and  is  des- 
tined tx)  l)ecome  one  of  the  most  flourishing  inland 
towns  of  Maine.  Here  is  a  large  church,  under  the 
pastoral  care  of  Rev.  Joseph  S.  Burgess,  whose  labors 
are  abundantly  blessed.  Here,  too,  is  the  Maine  State 
Seminary,* — an  honor  to  the  place,  to  the  State,  and 
to  the  Freewill  Baptists,  under  whose  control  it  is.  In 
tlie  evening,  addressed  a  large  assembly,  com[K)8ed 
principally  of  operatlvoj?  in  the  factories,  and  enjoyed 
great  peace  of  mind.  A  gentleman  engaged  in  the  un- 
holy traffic  of  spirituous  liquors,  declared  his  intention 
to  abandon  the. business.  A  lady  also  publicly,  and 
with  tears,  retpiested  the  prayers  of  the  congregation 
in  behalf  of  an  imjienitent  friend,  A  boy,  about  ten 
years  of  age,  bore  testimony  to  the  reality  of  religion, 
and  of  its  saving  power  Upon  his  own  soul. 

Junk  8.  I^eft  Lewiston,  took  the  cars,  and  traveled 
about  seventy-five  miles,  continuing  my  course  to  the 
south-eastern  part  of  the  State.  Again  visited  Port- 
land ;  thence  went  to  Scarborough,  Saco,  Biddeford, 
Kennebunk,  Wells,  South  Berwick,  and  some  other 
towns,  which  completed  my  travels  in  Maine.  In  ex- 
tent of  sea-coast  and  territory,  Maine  surpasses  every 
other  Eajstern  State.  Indeed,  it  is  about  half  as  large 
as  all  of  New  England.  But  some  portions  of  it  are 
extremely  cold,  barren,  hilly,  rocky,  and  thinly  in- 


•  Now  Bates  vJo 


SELAH    HIBBABD   BABBETT. 


217 


,  Rofl'lfieUl, 
[>  Lowiston, 
leurly  forty 
ng  facilities, 
jnd  is  des- 
hing  inland 
,  under  the 
vh(>8e  labors 
Maine  State 
e  State,  and 
rol  it  is.    In, 
,r,   comjwsed 
and  enjoyed 
•d  in  the  un- 
his  intention 
mblicly,  and 
congregalion 
IV.  about  ten 
[  of  religion,^ 

and  traveled 

wurse  to  the 

Msited  Port- 

Biddeford, 

some  other 

ine.     In  ex-*- 

passes  every 

alf  as  large 

ons  of  it  are 

thinly  in- 

_ -^ 


habitetl ;  other  parts  are  more  productive,  more  densely 
|iop»ilated,  and  mow  fevorable  as  to  climate.  The  in- 
habitants are  social,  industrious,  and  enterprising.  A 
commendable  degree  of  attention  is  paid  to  education 
and  educational  institutions.  The  state  of  religion, 
and  the  general  prosperity  of  the  churehes  of  the  dif- 
ferent denominations,  are  as  cheering  as  in  most  of  the 
States. 

CHAPTER   XLII. 

NEW   HAMPSHIRE   YEARLY   MEETINO. 

June  9,  1869.     Reached,  last  evening,  Great  Falls, 
New  Hampshire?,  on  the  Salmon  Falls  River,  a  large' 
flourishing,  manufacturing  village.     At  two  o'clock  in' 
the  aaernoon,  attended  the  annual  meeting  of  (ihe  New 
Hampshire  Charitable  Society,  over  which   presided 
Rev.   Enoch    Place,  who  has  been   president  of  the 
Society  for  forty  years.     It  was  organized  at  New  Dur- 
ham, June  11,  1313,  designed  to  aflbrd  relief  to  the 
families  of  indigent  Freewill  Baptist  ministers.     At 
four  attended  a  meeting  of  tiie  Home  M-ssion  Society, 
at  which  some  business  of  importance  was  transaoKjd! 
At  seven   attende*!   a   prayer-meeting,   and   at   eight 
heard  a  sermon  delivered  by  Rev.  Charles  H.  Smith. 
June  10.     At  eight  attended  a  prayer-meeting,  con- 
ducted by  an  aged  minister,  which  held  two  hours.    It 
was  a  season  of  much  interest,  both  minister  and  lay- 
man freely  participating  in  it    At  ten  the  New  Harai). 
shire  Yearly  Meeting  assembled,  and  the  conference 
was  opened  with  prayer  by  Rev.  Hosea  Quiuby,  late 


•.!:.i 


i! 


im 


218 


/*    ATJT()BI()ORAPIIY  OF 


I 

\ 

i 


principal  of  Sniithfield  Seminary,  Rhode  Island.  The 
reports  of  the  Quarterly  Meetings,  consisting  of  nine, 
were,  on  the  whole,  encouraging,  some  having  enjoyed 
good  revivals.  Union  and  steadfastness  generally  pre- 
vail, and  most  of  the  churches  have  regular  pastors  and 
flourishing  Sabbath-schools.  In  the  afternoon  met 
again  in  conference,  and  was  called  upon  to  report  the 
state  of  religion  in  the  churches  of  the  Ohio  River 
Yearly  Meeting,  of  which  I  am  a  member.  In  the 
evening  Rev.  Ednumd  M.  Tappan  preached  a  good 
logical  discourse.  ';   a  ■'■    ! 

June  11.    In  the  forenoon  attended  several  meetings 
connected  with  the  benevolent  enterprises  of  the  day, 
after  which  Rev.  Joseph  B.  Davis  preached  an  eflective 
sermon.     In  the  afternoon  the  interent  of  the  meeting 
was  gi-eatly  increased  by  thp  presence  of  a  missionary 
baud,  iqtroduced  to  the  audience  by  Rev.  Elias  Hutcih- 
ins,  consisting  of  the  following  persons,   viz.:     Miss 
Crawford,  recently   returnetl  missionary  frotn   India; 
Mr.  and  Mi-s.  Miller,  miaVionaries  elect  for  the  same 
field  of  Inlwr;  Mr.  Phillips,  a  native   of  India  and 
Biudent   of    Bowdoin   College;   and    Mr.  Farnum,   a 
graduate  of  Princeton   Theological    Seminary,  whose 
field  of  labor  is  China.    Immediately  after  this,  appro- 
priate addresses  were  delivered  by  each.     This  rare  oc- 
casion was  one  of  thrilling  interest,  and,  during  the  de- 
livery of  the  several  nddreases,  many  were  affected  to 
tears.    At  the  close  a  collection  and  pledges  were  tflken 
for  the  cause  of  missions.     In  the  evening,  succeeding 
the  prayer-meeting,  Rev.  James  M.  Bailey  delivered  a 
discoui-se  in  his  usual,  calm,  unassuming  style. 

June  12.    At  eight  I  spoke  to  a  large  assembly 


ami.    The 
ig  of  nine, 
ng  enjoyed 
leraliy  pre- 
paatore  and     >.  ; 
jrnoon    met    --^ 
3  report  the 
Ohio  River      N  ^ 
)er.     In  the 
hed  a  good 

jral  nrwtings 
1  of  the  day, 
i  an  effective 
the  meeting 
a  missionary 
Elins  Hutch- 
viz.:     Miss 
from   IntVia; 
for  tl>c  same 
of"  India  and 
Farnum,  a 
linnry,  whose 
r  this,  appro- 
This  rare  oc- 
durins  the  de- 
■re  affecte<l  to 
^es  were  tflken 
Lg,  succeeding 
ley  delivered  » 
style, 
arge  assembly 


SKtjAH   niBIJARD   BAnnETT. 


n|>()n  sflf-coiisecrativtn  to  G(k1.  At  ten  Rev.  Daniel 
M.  Graham,-  of  New  York  City,  pave  a  discourse, 
pointing  out  and  dolineating  tlic  ohi  paths,  in  wliich 
the  church  had  walketl  and  pros|x?rcd.  At  tlircc  Rev. 
Freeborn  W.  Straight  preached  the  Word  with  life 
and  power,  after  which  the  Lord's  Supper  was  ad- 
ministered to  about  five  hundred  communicants,  from 
various  parts  of  this  and  adjoining  States.  At  seven, 
bi'ing  requested,  I  oj^ned  the  services  by  prayer. 
There  were  present  more  than  one  thousand  people, 
who  were  atldressed  by  Rev.  James  L.  Phillips,  aged 
nineteen  years,  from  the  words  of  our  Savior: 
"  Ijovest  thou  me."  His  discourse  was  listened  to 
with  marked  attention,  coming,  as  it  did,  from  the  lips 
of  a  youth  born  upon  heathen  shores,  and  now  prepar- 
ing to  return  to  the  land  of  his  birth,  to  enter  upon 
the  toils  of  missionary  life.  Before  the  audience  dis- 
persed, a  collection  of  sixty  dollars,  afterward  in- 
creased to  nearly  one  hundred,  was  taken  to  defray  his 
ex|l>nse8  at  college.  The 'day  being  the  Sabbath,  the 
different  denominations  generously  opened  their  houses 
of  worship,  and  cordially  welcomed  Freewill  Baptist 
ministers  to  their  pulpits,-  -a  liberality  of  feeling  and 
sentiment  not  so  extensively  cultivated  and  practiced 
in  former  years.  This  Yearly  Meeting,  from  begin- 
ning to  end,  was  well  attended.  There  were  one 
hundred  and  twenty-one  clergymen  present,  among 
whom  were  three  of  the  fathers  of  the  denomination — 
Reys.  Thomas  Perkins,  Peter  Clark,  and  Enoch 
Place — whose  early  ministry  was  cotemporary  with 
Randall's.  During  the  course  of  the  meetings,  contri- 
butions,  to  a   considerable  amount,   were   made   for 


!  •• 


220 


ATTrOBIOGRAniY   OP 


missions,  education,  and  other  benevolent  enterprise*. 
Thus  closed  one  of  the  most  interesting  stJ-Mons  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Yearly  Meeting,  which  is  tlie  oldest 
and  larj>;c8t  one  in  tlie  denomination.  It  was  formed 
in  1792,  and  now  numbers  about  10,000  members. 

^i^fc^p/''- '•.  '•';■■■■■•''-*  .''■,^*:  • 

cv/s, . »  CHAPTER   XLIII  #i^?m  *«fM# 

-'11 

FREEWILIi   BAPTIST    PRINTING   ESTABMSHMEIfT. 

June  13,  1859.  Came  five  miles  to  Dover,  a  neat 
and  thriving  city,  pleasantly  situated  on  both  sides  of 
the  C<K!he<!ho  River,  twelve  miles  from  the  ocean.  It 
is  the  oldest  town  in  the  State,  and  was  settled  by  the 
Laconia'  Company  of  fishmongers  of  Ijondon.  Here 
is  located  the  Freewill  Baptist  Printing  Establish- 
ment, whence  emanate  the  brilliant  rays  of  the  Morn- 
ing Star,  the  organ  of  the  dpn(»mination,  published 
weekly  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Wilnam 
Burr,  so  favorably  known  as  agent,  printer,  and  oflSce 
editor.  It  is  situated  in  the  central  part  of  the  city, 
and  is  a  substantial  building,  seventy  by  forty-five  feet, 
and  was  completed  in  November,  1843,  Aside  from 
the  Iwok-bindery,  there  arc  connected  with  it  about  a 
dozen  persons,  iijwn  whom  devolve  the  labor  of  print- 
ing the  Star,  MyHie,  Quarterly,  miscellaneous  books, 
and  sending  them  forth  to  the  world.  The  Morning 
Star  has  now  about  eleven  thousand  subscribei-s,  gnd 
probably  not  less  than  five  times  as  many  readers.  A 
brief  account  of  its  origin  and  early  history  may  not 
be  uninteresting  to  the  reader.      ,j»t»^, -,,,,, ,;^,4^'.i^# 


nterpriftPfl. 
ions  of  the 
the  oldest 
ras  formed 
embers. 


I8HMEKT. 

over,  a  neat 
,0th  sides  of 
e  ocean.     It 
[•tiled  by  the 
iidon.     Here 
g   Establish- 
if  the  Jtfbm*  ^  ^ 
n,   published 
Mr.   Wiltum 
or,  and  office 
t  of  the  city, 
:)rty-five  feet, 
Aside  from 
ith  it  about  a 
\bor  of  print- 
ineous  books. 
The  Mominff 
iscribers,  »nd 
readers.     A 
[tory  may  not 


SKLAH   RinRARD   BAHRFTT. 


221 


To  consider  tljc  propriety  of  publishing  a  dcn.)mi- 

national  pajHT,  a  few  brethren  and   ministers  of  the 

Freewill  Baptist  denomination  met,  January,  1826,  in 

Limerick,  a  thriving  village  in  the  interior  of  York 

County,  Maine.     For  that  purpose  an  association  was 

formed,  und*-  the  name  of  "  Hobbs,  Woodman,  and 

0)mpnny,"  consisting  of  nine  |)er8ons,— all  ministers, 

except  one.   Under  the  name  of  the  "  Morning  Star," 

it  was  agreed  to  commence  the  publication  of  a  pajwr 

as  soon  as  the  pro|)er  arrangements  could  be  made; 

and  Revs.  John  Buzzell  and  Samuel  Burbank   were 

appointed  editors,  and  the  latter,  agent.     Mr.  Buzzell, 

at  that  time,  was  one  of  the  oldest,  ablest,  and  most 

devoted  and  popular  ministers  in  the  denomination. 

Mr.    Burbank,    possessing   good    talents    and    feeling 

deeply  interested  in  the  prosperity  of  the  church,  was 

a  man  in  middle  life. 

As    the    agents   of   the   Company,   Burbank   and 
Hobbs  went  to  Boston,  in  February  following,  to  pro- 
cure type,  press,  and  other  material.     As  their  printer, 
they  engaged  Mr.  William   Burr,    who,   thougli   not 
twenty   years  of  age,  had  been  employed  nearly  five 
years    at    the   printing    business.     He    found,    upon 
arriving  at  Limerick,  a  few  boxes  of  type  and  some 
cases,  and  an  old-fashioned  Ramage  press,  there  Ixing 
neither  fixtures,  furniture,  nor  models  of  what  was  req- 
uisite.    As  best  he  could,  he  proceeded  to  make  plans 
of  what  was  wantetl,  employing  a  carpenter  to  manii-, 
facture  them.     The  old  rickety  press,  looking  as  if  it 
might  have  descended  from  the  days  of  Faust,  was  ad- 
justeil,  and  on  the  11th  of  May,  1826,  was  issued  the 
first  number  of  the  Morning   Star,   every   letter  of 


?     > 


.J0' 


^^'' 


MM^MIUMM-ti 


1  m 


m  Vi 


222 


ATTTtlBIOORAPHY   OF 


wliivh  wan  set  up  by  young  Burr  liiiUHcIf.  A  rouple 
of  yi)Unp  IndH — one  of  tlii'in  now  Rev.  Porter  S.  Bur- 
bauk — wcro  put  under  a  coui-se  of  inatruction  in  the 
art  of  printing. 

Compiirvd  with  ita  ])reHcnt  size,  the  nheot  wa8  quite 
flmull,  the  number  of  8ub.soribers  being  less  than  five 
hundred.  On  the  subscription  list,  the  names  of  some 
are  still  to  be  found,  though  A  large  majority  of  them, 
with  one  of  the  first  editors — Burbank — are  now,  we 
trust,  inliabitanta  of  "  the  better  coMntry."  By  the 
end  of  the  first  volume,  subscribers  had  become  suffi- 
ciently numerous  to  pay  all  the  expense  of  publication. 

In  March,  1829,  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  As- 
8(x;lation,  Mr.  Burr  was  chf)Hen  office  editor  and  pub- 
lishing agent.  Though  from  that  time  forward  he  has 
performed  the  duties  of  both  these  offices,  he  accepted 
the  latter,  but  declined  the  former,  considering  it  im- 
]>olitic,  both  on  account  of  his  youth,  and  his  limited 
acquaintance  with  the  denon>ination,  to  have  his  name 
appear  ns  editor.  Revs.  Buzzell  and  Burbank  Avere 
continued  as  editorial  contributors.  The  publication 
of  the  paper,  under  this  management,  was  continued 
by  the  Aasociution,  with  some  changes  in  its  member- 
ship, until  Octobi-r,  1832,  when  it  was  sold  to  the 
Freewill  B!t|>tist  denomination,  and  the  next  month 
removed  to  Dover,  New  Hampshire.  As  a  long  pay- 
day was  given,  it  was  ultimately  paid  from  the  profits 
arising  from  its  publication. 

Mr.  Buzzell  resigned  his  place  as  one  of  the  editors, 
and  the  contributions  of  Mr.  Burbank  to  its  columns 
soon  ceased,  aft^^r  th«  Star  was  transferred  to  the  de- 
nomination.   Mr.  Burr  was  elected  financial  agent  and 


Mkw 


MMnUi 


8KLAU    HIBBAUD   BARRETT. 


223 


A  <>ouple 
tor  S.  Bur- 
iion  in  the 

t  waH  quite 
8g  tlian  five 
lies  of  Bome 
ty  of  them, 
re  now,  we 
."     By  the 
jcoome  Buffi- 
publication. 
;  of  the  As- 
or  and  pnb- 
•ward  lie  has 
lie  accepted 
Wing  it  im- 
\  his  liniitcd 
ive  ills*  name 
rbank  were 
publii-ation 
as  continued 
its  memljer- 
sold  to  the 
next  montli 
a  long  pay- 
in  the  profits 

>f  the  editors, 
0  its  columns 
fd  to  the  de- 
3ial  agent  and 


office  alitor  of  the  Star,  at  the  first  meeting  of  the 
I'ublisliing  Committee,  wliich  had  been  appointed  by 
the  General  Conterence  to  manage  the  iSlar  in  con- 
nection with  the  Book  Agent,  Kev.  David  Marks. 
Samuel  Bee<le,  appointed  assistant  e<litor,  wrote  quite 
largely  for  the  ensuing  year.  He  was  a  fine  writer 
and  a  man  of  excellent  spirit.  He  was  chosen  editor, 
at  the  meeting  of  the  committee  in  November,  1833, 
an<l  was  to  have  a8Bume<l  the  charge  of  the  pajwr  at 
the  commencement  of  the  new  volume  in  the  month 
of  April  following.  But,  the  ensuing  March,  he  died, 
greatly  lamenttKl  by  all  who  knew  him.  This  arrange- 
njent,  of  course,,  was  never  carried  into  effect,  though 
he  continueil  to  write  weekly  for  its  columns  until  a 
few  weeks  before  his  death.  After  the  death  of  Mr. 
Beede,  Revs.  Arthur  Caverno,  David  Marks,  Porter  S. 
Burbank,  and  John  J.  Butler  were  ap|)ointed  assiatant 
etlitors,  and  Burr  was  continued  as  office  editor.  . 

And  so  the  Morning  Star  arose  above  the  horizon, 
and  struggled  through  the  clouds  which  enveloped  its 
early  dawn.  In  its  early  history  it  encountered  much 
opposition  on  a(Hx>unt  of  its  advtxaioy  of  the  education 
of  the  ministry,  of  Sabbath-schools,  of  the  cause  of 
temperance,  and  of  human  rights  aa  connected  with  the 
millions  of  the  oppressed  in  our  own  country.  This 
last  contest  was,  for  many  long  years,  continued  in  the 
most  pereistent  and  virulent  manner.  New  Hamp- 
shire and  Maine  were  traversed  by  ministers  of  our 
own  denomination,  denouncing  the  course  of  the  Star, 
and  using  their  utmost  effi)rts  to  destroy  its  influence. 
Attempts  were  made  to  create  a  public  opinion  in  the 
denomination  ^hi<?^  wpuW.either  dea»a;nd  the  removal 


224 


AinOHKKlRAIMlY   OF 


of  its  contloctora,  or  wnipel  them  to  exclude  tha  diH- 
cuHtiion  of  tii«  Hulyect  of  ulavery  from  it«  columnH, 
while  tlie  jxipers  of  pro-»lavery  parties  openei]  their 
batterieH  upon  it.  But  victory  will,  a«  it  is  «till  kioped, 
coiue  at  last  to  the  oaiise  of  liberty  and  justioe.  The 
Star  will,  at  any  rate,  continue  in  the  even  tenor  of  its 
way,  advocating  the  right  and  con<lenining  and  re- 
proving the  wrong,  whatever  may  be  the  ciMirse  of  the 
enoinius  of  God  and  man,  or  whether  it  meets  with 
auccesH  or  defeat. 


■%..?<:., 


.IW'i,',- f. 


■  V  '*'*' 


CHAPTER   XLIV. 

VISIT  TO  Randall's  grave. 


hft 


^i,ih\:v4\ 


June  14,  1859.  Accompanied  by  Rt?vs.  John  M. 
Durgin  and  Charles  E.  Blake,  of  Dover,  took  the  rail- 
rt>:ul  through  Rochester  to  Furmington ;  thence  by 
private  conveyance  to  New  Durham,  ♦wunty-five  mi^es 
distant  from  Dover,  for  the  purpose  of  visiting  the 
grave  of  Benjamin  Randali«    «  •  /^  -  •• 

We  lej»rnctl  that  the  meeting-hoatfe  fn  which  he  pro- 
claimed "  fi-ee  graoe"  still  stands.  Also,  the  house  in 
which  he  fornjetl  the  first  Freewill  Baptist  Church, 
Saturday,  June  30,  1780.  The  iattcr  building  stands 
half  a  mile  south  of  the  Hidge,  in  the  valley,  and  is  a 
double  one-8tc~y  dweH?  ij.'  there  being  then  no  meet- 
ing house  convenient  ihoreto.  The  room  occupied  on 
the  occasion  was  about  sixteen  feet  square,  with  a 
pitch-pine  plank  floor,  fastened  down  with  wood  pins, 
and  sealed  on  the  sides  and  overhead.  Articles  of 
faith  and  a  covenant  were  adopted,  and  seven  persons 


(le  ths  cliH- 
a  c»himn8, 
leneil  their 
atill  kAopcii, 
Btioe.  The 
tenor  of  its 
njr  and  re- 
)iirsc  of  the 
meets  with 

.,,.':.!,    I-''  ,*■■■•: 

>-    £.•■;  -f':    <  .  • 

ITS.  John  M. 

ook  the  rail- 

thenoe   by 

t/-five  mres 

visiting  the 

hich  he  pro- 

ic  house  in 
tist  Church, 
ng  stands 

ey,  and  is  a 
len  no  meet- 

oocupietl  on 
lare,  with  a 
wood  pins, 

Articles   of 
even  persons 


SKr.AH  iiriuiARu  BAiiiiK,rr. 


226 


came  into  the  orgunixation,  vijt.:  Hi-njuniin  Randall, 
It)bert  Boody,  Nathaniel  Buzxtll,  Jowph  HcxMly, 
Judith  Chartel,  Margery  Boo<ly,  and  Mary  Buxaell. 
It  was  a  small  l)eginning,  and  severe  trials  followed; 
but  the  vine  flourished,  and  in  time  was  much  in- 
creased. 

The  house  in  which  Randall  lived  and  died,  was  en- 
tirely demolished.  The  spot  on  which  it  stood  is, 
hovfrover,  discernible,  though  somewhat  leveled  and 
overgrown  with  grass.  Descending  u  gradual  slope  of 
ab.>ut  twenty  nx^s,  the  small  inclosure,  ulx»iit  fifty 
feet  square,  containing  several  graves,  is  approached. 
The  most  conspicuous  one  is  Randall's,  at  whieh  stafids 
a  n»o<lerate-8izeil  marble  slab,  soon  to  be  exchanged 
for  a  monument  ten  U«t  high,  matle  of  the  In'st 
Italian  marble.*  The  contemplated  monument  is  to 
contain,  on  the  first  side,  the  following  inscription  : 

"  Benjamin  Randall,  founder  of  the  Fn?ewill  Baptist 
Denomination;  born  at  New  Castle,  New  Hampshire, 
February  7,  1749;  converted  October  16,  1770;  bap- 
tijjed  at  Great  Falls,  New  Hampshire,  August  14, 
1776;  commenced  preaching,  March,  1777;  or«laine<l 
at  New  Durham,  April  5,  1780;  formed  his  first 
church  June  .30,  1780;  died  October  22,  1808;  aged 
59  years,  8  months,  15  days.      ptJ^i^ ; 

i3f  5(»; .  .  "  Ilere  rent,  tlion  wrvant  of  the  living  God  ;         ^    , ; ;, 
.  viitf*.   ?>.  *^  **"  '''y  «li'l'ght  to  preach  liin  holy  word: 

.     '  Thousandg  of  boiiIh  Rhall  deck  thy  Btarry  crown, 
'  "^  ■  And  all  the  glory  to  thy  Chxl  re<lound." 


'»/ 


•Erected  September  14,  1859,  with  nppropriate  religious  exer- 
ciBes,  in  the  presence  of  more  than  one  thouHund  persons.  . 

16 


226 


Al'TOBIOORAPHY   OF 


Second  side :  "  Mrs.  Joanna,  wife  of  Elder  Benja- 
min R:in(la!l,  die<l  May  12,  1826,  aged  78  yeara,  2 
montlis,  aad  25  daya. 

■  ••■    '*  '      "  A  laithfiU,  true,  deyoted  wife,     '""'^  ,;4*«i^-»4i:i%iJ 
With  whom  he  spent  a  hnpjiy  life.  •.i»';VC!>s«ft. 

.;  ->, ,; ;;  She  filled  her  |.  lace  with  pious  trust,       ,/^^<>^,.  'ii'i.% 

^,\    i.  And  now  rejoiceB  with  the  just."       ..j-.^i^dBlv    W^  {** 

.    .,.,.,        .  •.        *  *■  .  f  • 

Tliird  side :  "  The  Iiumari  will  free  and  self-deter- 
mining.   Commuuioa  with  all  aiaoere  lovers  of  our 

Lord.,"     iUv-JT.  „s,      ...iCJs*;-.!    '       ■.«yK:oi     i<:!iii!*r1,BivM  ..*i-f^-',^<t«i  :f»«t*- 

Fourth  side:  "The  Scriptures  our  rule  of  faith 
and  priutice.     Salvation  free  and  possible  for  all." 

In  the  life  of  Randall  is  seen  what  one  may,  bv  "»'ell- 
direetotl  efforts,  accomplish.  His  thirty  years'  ministry 
speaks  for  itself  in  the  shape  of  incontrovertible 
facts, — statistics  showing  tlie  progress,  growtli,  and 
size  of  a  respectable  i-eligious  body,  spread  over  a  vast 
extent  of  territory,  imbibing  the  spirit  and  sentiment 
of  their  leader,  and  now  nnml)ering  fifty-six  thousand 
nie:nljers.  And  here,  at  New  Durham,  where  Rsindall 
lived  and  died,  was  the  origin  of  this  germ  that  has  at- 
taini?-!  such  gigantic  size  and  strength.  What  great 
results  froni  such  appartintly  small  beginnings !  Such, 
then,  hiis  been  the  influence  of  one  man, — one,  too, 
whose  life  was  not  long,  whose  literary  advantages 
were  linnted,  whose  labors  were  circumscribed,  whose 
|H'cnniary  resources  rtcre  small,  and  whose  physical  or- 
ganization was  delicate.  But  possessing  a  discriminat- 
in<f  mind,  i'nbue<l  with  the  spirit  of  his  divine 
Master,  he  went  forth  as  a  bold  and  sucoessfid  herald 


•'v:fyAf 


mtmmm 


SELAH   HIBBARD   BARBRTT. 


227 


!  of  Elder  BcRJa- 
aged  78  years,  2 

ife.      '  ■  "     -•.i.if;''»fif'S)#^       ^ 
tru»t,,.i.'rf>fl»i^.*rV.- 

free  and  self-deter- 
jere  lovew  of  our 

oiir  rule  of  faith 
)s8ible  for  all." 
it  one  may,  bv  "»ell- 
lirty  years'  mimstry 
of    incontrovertible 
gress,   growtli,   and 
,  spread  over  a  vast 
pirit  and  sentiment  , 
g  fifty-six  thousjind 
liam,  where  Randall 
lis  germ  that  has  at- 
Piigth.     What  great 
beginnings!     Such, 
jue  man, — one,  too, 
literary  advantages 
ircuniscribeJ,  whose 
(1  whose  physical  or- 
iCHsing  a  discriniinat- 
nrit    of    hi.s    divine 
nd  succc6«sful  herald 


of  the  Cross,  amidst  the  scorns  and   rebukes  of  the 
world,  and  even,  too,  of  the  church. 

After  enjoying  the  hospitalities  of  Ilev.  D.  L', 
Edgerly,  we  returned  to  Dover.  In  descending  New 
Darham  Ridge,  had  a  picturesque  view  of  the  country 
for  many  miles  distant.  From  this  ridge,  which  is 
about  eight  hundred  feet  above  the  sea,  is  seen  the 
snow-capjwl  peak  of  Mount  Washington,  and 
stretched  between  the  Switzerlund  of  America.  In 
the  evening  attended  a  meeting  at  Charles-street 
Church,  and  sjKike  upon  the  duties  connected  with  the 
Christian  profession.  This  church  numbers  three 
hundred  and  forty-six  members,  and  is  under  the 
pastoral  cars  of  Mr.  Durgin.  ?;.««»; 

•■.Ts*:t#^^'  -fiii    C  H  A  P  T  E  R  '  X  L  V.  ^i«J^  ht^^y^s^x 

i^^JaJ.       TBAVEM    IN    NEW   HAMPSHIRE.  X 

June  16, 1859.  Remaining  in  Dover,  visited  Rev. 
Ellas  Hutchins,  Corres|.jndin;:;  Secretaiy  of  the  Free- 
will Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society,  and  late  pastor 
of  the  Dover  Waahington-street  Chureh.  Found  him 
confincti  to  l)ed,  greatly  prostrated  in  health,  having 
for  some  months  suspended  his  ministerial  labors.  His 
attendance  at  the  Yearly  Meeting  had  brought  on  a 
relapse,  and  he  could  only  converse  with  difficulty,  but 
seemed  much  resigned  to  the  will  of  God.*  His  wife 
^, 

•He  died,  Sfpif?tnber  10,  1859,  aged  58,  having  been   in   the 
ministry  abuut  forty  yeura.  j,  •• 


*'■:; 


T 


m 


AUTOBIOOnAPHY   OF 


•  I 


was  the  widow  of  Rev.  David  Marks ;  a  lady  of  good 
etlucation  and  rare  talents,  who  has  also  taken  much 
•ihterest  in  the  cauae  cf  missious  and  i^ther  benevolent 
enterprises.    ^vx'J'i  ^i--'':^^^^!!!^^:  -M 

SiK'nt  several  hours  in  the  Cochecho  Print  Works, 
an  old  and  successful  incorporated  manufacturing  es- 
tablishment, employing  about  two  thousand  j)ei-8on8. 
By  various  processes  the  raw  cotton  is  carded,  spun, 
spooled,  woven,  dyed,  printed,  pressed,  and  folded, 
ready  for  the  market,  turning  out  about  nine  million 
yards  jier  annum.  The  looms  are  chiefly  tended  by 
females,  and  the  dyeing  and  printing  by  men  and  boys. 
The  work,  in  its  various  departments,  is  executed  with 
much  mechanical  skill  and  perfection.  This  visit,  I 
trust,  was  not  without  its  advantages  in  several  im- 
portant resj)ects.  In  the  evening  spoke  again  at 
Charles-street  Church.  An  aged  man,  who  for  some 
years  had  manifested  little  or  no  concern  for  his  sal- 
vation, publicly  confessed  his  sins,  expressing  a  strong 
determination  to  consecrate  the  remainder  of  his  days 
to  G(m]. 

JoNE  17.  Came  to  Portsmouth,  fifty-four  miles 
north-east  of  Boston,  built  upon  a  beautiful  peninsula 
on  the  Piscataqua  River,  about  thrt>e  miles  from  its 
mouth.  The  first  church  or  chapel  was  built  before 
the  year  1638, — more  thin  two  centuries  ago.  Spent 
most  of  the  afternoon  in  the  place  di  .iributing  Ixjoks. 
At  four  o'clock,  lefl  for  Concord  ort  the  Concord  and 
Portsmouth  Railroad,  forty-seven  miles,  wiiicli  was 
traveled  in  a  rain.  For  the  first  thirty  miles,  the 
farms  presented  a  fine  apixjaruiioe  for  New  Englajid ; 
but  during  the  remainder  of  the  journey,  until  reach- 


iatamSm 


idy  of  good 
iuken  much 
'  benevolent 

rint  Works, 
•acturing  es^       ' 
ind  pei-sonu,. 
arded,  spun,  • 
and   folded, 
nine  million 
y  tended  by 
»en  and  boys, 
sxecuted  with 
This  visit,  I 
1  several  im- 
ke    again    at 
who  for  some 
n  for  his  sal- 
ssing  a  strong 
r  of  his  days 

[ly-four    miles 
III  peninsula 
niles  from  its 
built  before 
ago.     Spent 
juting  books. 
Concord  and 
which    was 
rty   miles,  the 
Jew  England ; 
y,  until  reach- 


8ELAH   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


229 


ing  the  MerrimacTt  River,  the  land  was  rough  and 
sterile.  Almost  the  first  scene  that  met  the  eye  at 
Concord  were  the  ruins  of  the  recent  destructive  fire, 
in  which  the  South  Congregational  Society  lost  their 
church  edifice. 

June  18.  S|)ent  the  forenoon  in  writing  for  i  New 
Hampshire  impr,  and  the  afternoon  in  visiting  the 
State-ho»i8e,— situated  upon  a  gently-incliued  plane, 
between  Main  and  Stite  streets.  It  has  two  regular 
fronts,  east  and  west.  The  outside  walls  of  the  build- 
ing are  of  hammered  granite  stone,  and  built  in  [)lain 
style,  the  only  ornament  being  a  Tuscan  frontispiece  of 
stone-work  at  each  central  front  door.  It  is  covered 
with  a  roof  in  the  form  of  an  inverted  acorn,  rising  to 
the  height  of  nine  feet,  surmounted  with  a  gilt  ball 
thirty-three  inches  in  diameter,  on  which  stands  ah 
eagle,  six  and  a  half  feet  high,  with  its  wings  ex- 
])anded. 

June  19.  In  the  forenoon  attended  service  at 
Phoenix  Hall,  and  heard  Pev.  Henry  E.  Parker,  pastor 
of  the  South  Congregational  Society.  Having  the 
past  week  lost  their  house  of  worship  by  fire,  he 
selected  the  following  text:  "  If  thou  faint  in  the  day 
of  adversity,  thy  strength  is  small"  (Proverbs  xxiv, 
There  was  a  mutual  feieling  of  sympathy  between 
'  •>'  i  inister  and  i)eople.  In  the  afternoon  attended 
>  e    t  the  Freewill  Baptist  Church,  State  Street, 

and  '  rd  Rev.  James  M.  Bailey,  who  preached  in  ex- 
change with  Rev.  J.  P.  Nutting,  the  pastor.  .In  the 
evening,  at  the  same  place,  I  addressed  a  serious  audi- 
ence ujion  our  treasures,  both  earthly  and  heavenly, 
and  enjoyed  more  than  usual  freedom.     This  church 


I  i 


IT 


230 


AUTOBlOGnAPHy   OF    jif, 


has  lately  had  ahoul  twenty  additions,  and  the  pros- 
pect is  favorable  fur  their  future  suoceHs. 

June  20.     Spent  jmrt  of  the  '•:./  in  writing  for  the     •  - 
Moniing  Star.     VisiUd  the  Lunatic  Asylum,  built  of 
briok,  connected  with  which  is  a  large  farm.     The  in- 
stitution  now  contiiins  one  hundred   and    eiglUy    in-       * 
mates.     It  was  a  melancholy  consideration   to  see  so 
m»:n'  persons  deprived  of  their  proper  reason,  and  of  a 
just  .         .  ition  of  life's  common  blessings.     Toward 
evening.        ed  at  the  State-prison,  which  is  constructed 
of   granite.     The    numlwr  of  convicts   is  about   one 
hundred.     Here,  in  another  form,  wrett^hetlness  exists.  . 
i,:,  June  21.     Finding  the  legislature  in  session,  spent 
a  portion  of  the  day  "  to  catch,"  if  possible,  a  glimpse 
of  "  Yankee  legislation."     One,  not  knowing  the  geo- 
gnipliical  limits  of  New  Hampshire,  would   readily 
conclude  that  it  was  a  large  State  to  require   three 
hundred  and  forty-two  of  her  sturdy   yeomanry   to  , 
lejiislate  for,  and   look   after,   her  interests.     Indeed, 
if  the  numlKjr  is  much  increase<l,  there  will  i)e  needed 
a  new  state-house  for  their  esj^ecial  accommcxlation,  as 
the  present  one,  with  its  former  ample  represenhitives' 
hall,  is  now  crowded  to  satiety.     In  i.ie  afternoon,  io 
company  with  Rev.  Silas  Curtis,  agent  of  New  Hani|>?*    ■ 
ton  Institution,  and  Rev.  John  Runnels,  chaphiin  of     ; 
tlie  Legislature,  left  Concord,  the  city  of  shade  tree* -. 
and  giirdcns.     Passing  through    Boscawen,  Salisbury, 
Franklin,  and   Hill,  came  to  Bristol,  the  tern>inn»  of 
the    railway.     Thence    six    miles    l)y    stage    to    Ne\f  *;; 
Hampton,  Belknap  County,  arriving  just  in  time  to 
attend  an  evening  meeting,  where  I  spoke  ,|«?  ft  jjo^ 
audience.  _.,..,-      ■,,:^...      ,.     ,,:,.,,  hi-^^'T'Am-. 


id  the  prof- 
iting for  the 
liiin,  bu\lt  of 
m.     Tlie  in- 
1    eighty    in- 
nn   to  see  90 
i8on,  nnd  of  a 
ig8.     Toward 
is  conHtructed 
is   ahout   one 
ledness  exists, 
session,  spent 
ble,  a  glimpse 
.wing  the  geo- 
wonltl  rea<iily 
require    three 
yeoiiiiinry    to 
ests.     Indeed, 
will  he  needed 
mnKxlation,  as 
•eprespntatives' 
e  afternoon,  in 
f  New  Hamp- 
s,  eha|i\iiin  of 
of  shade  trees 
fen,  Salisbury, 
ic  terminu*  of 
stage    to    New 
ust  in  time  to 
)ok<>  to  a  good 


BFA.KH   HIBBARD  BAKRKTT. 


231 


June  22.     Called   on  Rev.  Jo!»n  Fullonton,  Pro- 
fessor of  Sacred  Literature  and  Pastora»  Theology  in 
the  Biblical  Scihool.    This  School  is  prospering,  though 
the  number  of  students  is  not  so  large  as  eoidd  '«  de- 
siivd.     The  New  Hampton  Literary  Institution,  also 
located  here,  has,  the  pi-esent  year,  one  hundred  and 
fifty   students.     To    this    institution    there    has    been 
added  a  new   building,  costing  about  eight  thousand 
dollars,  which  is  nearly  completed.    The  afternoon  and 
evening  were  spent  with  Kev.  Otis  R.  Baeheler,  M.D., 
who  has  been  a  missionary    twelve  years  in   Orissa. 
Here,   too,    I    had   an    introduction    to   Mrs.  Sutton, 
formerly  Mrs.  Coleman,  but  now  the  widow  of  the 
lute  Rev.  Dr.  Sutton,  a  missionary  sent  by  the  Genei*al 
Baptists  of  England.     She  is  now  spending  the  re- 
mainder  of  her  days  in  her  native  land.     AIso^  had 
the  pleasure  of  again  meeting  Rev.  Arthur  Miller  and 
lady,  who  are  waiting  for  a  ship  to  sail  for  Calcutta, 
but  who,  in  the   meantime,  are  studying   the   Oriya 
language  with  Dr.  Baeheler.    Spent  a  number  of  hours 
in    the    Doctor's    study,    whose    library    cofit    fifteen 
hundre<l  dollars,  containing  many  valuable  works  on 
the  Oriental  languages,    niiuiy  of  which  were  bought 
by  himself  in  London.     In  addition  to  his  library,  he 
has  a  large  cabinet  of  curiosities,  collected  and  brought 
from  India,  including  wearing  apparel,   water-veasels, 
war    implements,    specimens  of   Hindoo    mechanism, 
shells,  fossils,  ore8,-and  images,  together  with  human  ^ 
skulls,  found  by  the  wayside,  being  those  of  pilgrims 
to  the  temple  of  Pooree,  who  sickened  and  died  on  the 
road,    uokoawii    and    uncared    for.      These    objects. 


AtJTOBIOGRAPHY  OP 

coming  from  n  heathen  land  engrossed  in  moral  dark- 
ness, afford  to  the  l)eholder  nuich  interest. 

June  23.  Wrote  and  studied  in  the  forenoon.  In 
the  afternoon,  by  invitation,  visited  Rev.  Isaac  D. 
Stewart,  {wstor  of  the  church,  who  is  engaged  in 
writing  the  '*  History  of  the  Freewill  Baptists."*  By 
IHTmission  read  in  manuscript  several  of  the  first 
chapters  of  the  work.  Mr.  Stewart  has  collected  a 
large  number  of  records,  jiarticularly  those  kept  by 
Randall  in  his  own  hand-writing,  beginning  with  the 
organization  of  the  first  Freewill  Baptist  Church  in 
1780. 

June  24.  Left  New  Hampton,  returned  to  Bristol, 
and  took  the  train  to  Franklin.  After  waiting  two 
hours,  took  the  northern  train,  and  traveled  fifty  miles 
to  West  Lebanon,  on  the  Connecticut  River,  ^mssing 
on  the  way  a  number  of  neat  villages,  among  which 
were  Andover,  Danbury,  Grafton,  and  Enfield.         w^* 


■  pi\ 


CHAPTER   XLVI. 

JOURNEY  TUROUGH  VERMONT. 


Crossing  the  Connecticut  River  at  West  I^ebanon, 
came  up  the  W^hite  River,  twenty-seven  miles,  to 
Sharon,  Vermont.  Here  I  took  private  conveyance, 
six  miles,  to  Strafford,  traveling  irt  an  open  wagon  in 
the  rain.     As  I  entered  Strafford,  a  strange  feeling. 

*  •Vol.  I  was  publighed  in  1862  by  the  Freewill  Baptist  Print- 
ing Establilibment.         V-t;  -.^i■i^;  ■■-  >-v,--^-  ■-'..; -i-  o*^  "  ■  ::'-::-'>^;; 


8ET.AH   IIIBBAnD   BARRETT. 


233 


[joral  dark- 

enoon.    In 
r.  Isaac  D. 
engaR*^  in 
i8t8."*    By 
of  the  first 
,  ooUectecl  a 
oee  kept  by 
ing  with  the 
(t  Church  in 

led  to  Bristol, 
waitijig  two 
led  fifty  mi^«8 
liver,  passing 
among  whicli 
bfield. 


'^est  licbanon, 

i/en   miles,   to 

Lte  conveyance, 

I  open  wagon  in 

Wange  feeling, 

rill  Baptist  Print- 


niin^rlcfl  with  joy  and  sadness,  came  over  my  mind. 
ThoiightH  of  country,  homo,  and  friends,  passed 
vividly  l)efore  me.  Passing  from  the  upj)er  to  the 
lower  village,  two  and  a  half  miles  apart,  every  object 
upon  which  I  gazed  revived  many  tender  associations 
of  the  paat,  bringing  to  memory  incidents  T  had  from 
a  child  often  heard  repeated  by  my  parents.  There 
stands  the  church  in  which  they  worshiped  a  half- 
century  ago,  and  not  far  distant  are  the  graves  of  their 
parents.  In  the  immediate  vicinity  also  is  the  farm  on 
which  my  mother  was  born,  and  where  the  first  years 
of  her  life  were  s|)ent.  But  great  changes  have  since 
taken  place.  Though  the  original  buildings  are  de- 
molishwl  and  the  occupants  gone,  yet  the  rocks  and 
hills  rcmnin  as  monuments  of  the  past.  Still,  too,  are 
heard,  as  formerly,  the  deep  murmurs  of  the  Oniponi- 
jionoosnc,  with  its  numerous  cascades.  And  here  am 
I,  a  lone  wanderer,  permitted  to  visit  the  homes  and 
the  graves  of  my  ancestors,  who  iramigmted  to  this 
State  when  it  was  a  dense  wilderness.  While  behold- 
ing the  improvements  since  made,  together  with  the 
consideration  that  all  the  early  settlers  have  long  since 
gone  down  to  the  grave,  emotions  were  pro<luced  such 
as  I  never  had  exj)erienced,  forcing  me  to  give  unre- 
strained expression  to  my  feelings  in  tears.  In  a  few 
years,  if  not  sooner,  I,  too,  shall  pass  away  as  my 
fathers  have  done. 

June  26.  Attended  a  meeting  in  the  south  part  of 
the  town,  at  the  Coppcms  Hill.  There  was  in  attend- 
ance a  good  audience,  whase  candid  attention  evinced  a 
degree  of  interest  not  common.  This  was  the  first 
meeting  I  attended   in  Vermont,  and    will   be   re-  . 


\ ,  a 


MHB 


234 


AUTOBIOOIUPHY  OF 


iiifinibcred  with  pleasure  when  time  and  distance  may 
long  intervene.  Here,  u.^  well  as  in  other  plufHiH,  ai« 
Riuny  humble,  sincere  worshipers. 

JcLY  1.  Acoompanietl  by  ray  uncle, — Martin  Bar- 
rett,— visited  the  graves  of  my  grand-parents  for  the 
first,  and  perhaps  last,  time.  In  the  afternoon  went  to 
I'hetfonl,  an  adjoining  town.  On  our  return  called  at 
the  Copper  and  Copperas  Works  in  Stratford,  which 
supply  a  liirge  {lortion  of  the  country,  east  and  west, 
with  copperas  of  a  superior  quality.  There  is  alao  a 
great  amount  of  copper  ore,  which  yields  about  six  per 
cent  of  pure  copper.  The  works  are  owned  and  car- 
ried on  by  a  company  in  Boston. 

July  3.  Attendc<l  meeting  at  South  Strafford.  To 
the  church  in  this  place,  which  now  numbers  one 
hundred  and  twenty-seven  members,  my  parents  once 
belonged.  The  congregation,  though  entire  stmngers 
to  me,  were,  some  of  them,  familiarly  acquainted  with 
my  parents,  who  removed  from  the  place  more  than 
forty  years  since.  During  the  day,  especially  through 
the  exercises  of  worsliip,  my  mind  was  occupietl  with 
reflections  of  the  most  solemn  nature. 

July  4.  Spent  most  of  "  Independence  Day  "  in 
my  ro(jnJ,  busily  employed  in  reading  and  study.  The 
morning  was  frosty  and  the  day  cool,  seeming  more 
like  December  than  July.  Stoves,  well  heated,  were 
things  of  necessity  as  well  as  comfort.  Ladies  and 
gentlemen,  riding  out,  were  dressed  in  winter  attire. 
Toward  evening  visited  several  members  of  the 
church,  and  enjoyed  profitable  interviews. 
''  July  5.  Had  another  cold  morning,  which  makes 
the   third    frost   since    the   month    commenced.     The 


itance  may 

lartin  Bar- 
ents for  the    • 
oon  went  to 
,rn  called  at     X 
fford,  which 
at  aud  we»t, 
ure  iti  also  a 
ibout  six  F'^ 
ued  and  car- 

Jtrafford.    To 
nurobere  one 
r  parents  once 
jtire  sti-angtrs 
xiuainted  with 
loe  more  than 
cially  throJigh 
occupied  with 

lence  Day  "  in 
id  study.    The 
seeming  more 
\\  heated,  were 
Ladies  and 
winter  attire, 
[nibers    of    the 

!W8. 

r,  which  makes 
kime^ced'^  Z^^*" 


whole  season,  thus  far,  has  been  uncommonly  cold  and 
backward,  greatly  retarding  vegetation.  The  crops  in 
this  country,  under  the  most  favorable  circumstances, 
arc  comparatively  light,  but  present  appearances  in- 
dicate an  almost  total  failure.  And  what  is  more  to  be 
dreaded,  is  stern  winter  which,  during  a  great  portion 
of  the  year,  holds  absolute  sway.  ^'  (ftJ«*«». 

July  6.  Attended  monthly  meeting  with  the 
church  in  Strafford,  and  spoke  with  much  freedom. 
The  meeting  was  well  attended,  and  a  large  number 
bore  testimony  to  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 
This  church  is  th«  oldest  Freewill  Baptist  Church  in 
the  State.  Rev.  Aaron  Buzzell,  now  deceased,  was  its 
first  pastor,  and  sustained  that  relation  forty-seven 
years.  Its  present  pastor  is  Rev.  J.  D.  Cross,  whose 
labors  have  been  successful.  ri'iwif**'  rj  'r*;wr, 

July  8.  After  a  stay  of  two  weeks,  left  Strafford 
at  ten  o'clock,  and  went  by  stage  ten  miles,  through 
Thetford,  Union  Village,  and  Norwich,  to  Ompompo- 
noosuc.  At  the  latter  place  took  the  train  to  Hartford, 
ten  miles  down  the  Connecticut  River.  At  two 
o'clock,  took  the  Vermont  Central  Railway  for  Mont- 
pelier,  sixty-three  miles.  The  high,  splenditl  bridge 
over  White  River,  at  Woodstock  Station,  which  I 
crossed  two  weeks  ago,  was  now  burned  down.  The 
passengers  were,  therefore,  compel l«l  to  cross  the  river 
in  a  ferry-l)oat,  and  ascend  a  hjgh  enilMinkment,  to 
reach  the  cars  on  the  other  side.  Af^er  waiting  an 
hour  for  the  baggage  to  follow,  got  again  under  way, 
passing  up  the  White  River  for  some  distance  through 
a  hilly  region  qf  country.  The  pripHpal  towns  and 
villages  on  the  way,  were  Sharon,  Royalton,  Bethel, 


I 


AUTonioanAPiiY  op 


Kuiulolpli,  Bruiiitrce,  Granvillo,  Ilijxhury,  Nortlifield, 
uiul  Berlin.  Mont|>elier  is  sitiiateil  on  thv  Oniun 
Biver,  neiir  the  center  of  tlie  State,  and  l^-canie  the 
Bcut  of  government  in  1805.  Though  uneven  and 
Biirroundcd  by  hills,  it  is  pleasant  and  romnntio.  The 
State-house  is  equal  to  any  in  New  England,  the  dome 
rising  thirty-six  feet  above  the  ridge,  making  the 
whole  height  from  the  ground  one  hundred  feet.  The 
walls,  columns,  and  cornioes  are  com|)08e<l  of  Barre 
granite,  and  the  dome  and  roofs  covered  with  copper. 

From  Montpelier,  went  forty  miles  to  Burlington, 
following  the  windings  of  the  Onion  River,  which 
flows  through  a  low  defile  of  the  Green  Mountains. 
Near  Montpelier  this  river  is  quite  small,  which,  in  the 
West,  would  come  tinder  the  appellation  of  creek;  but, 
as  it  is  descended,  it  presents  a  more  formidable  appear- 
ance, and  may  very  appropriately  be  calknl  a  river. 
Aller  passing  the  mountains,  the  hills,  which  ut  first 
were  so  prominent,  begin  to  recede,  and  wide,  level, 
beautiful  tracts  of  land  take  their  place,  which  are  said 
to  be  very  fertile.  The  towns  passed  on  the  route 
were  Middlesex,  Watcrbury,  Duxbury,  Bolton,  Rich- 
mond, Jericho,  Williston,  Essex,  and  Winooski. 
When  we  entered  Burlington,  the  King  of  day  was 
setting  in  his  splendor,  and  the  Queen  of  night  rising 
ill  her  glory. 

Though  Burlington  is  the  largest  and  handsomest 
town  in  the  State,  yet  Lake  Champlain  had  more  at- 
tractions than  the  city  with  all  its  embt^llishments. 
Not  a  breeze  was  perceivable.  Its  pellucid  waters  lay 
in  repose,  resembling  a  sea  of  glass.  From  the  wharf 
could  be  seen  the  State  of  New  York,  ten  miles  dis- 


NortlificW, 
the   Onion 
,K-canie  the 
neven   and 
intic.     The 
1,  the  iloine 
naking   the 
1  feet.     The 
js\  of  Barre 
with  copper. 
Burlington, 
Liver,  which 

Mountains, 
wliich,  in  the 
f  crei'k ;  but, 
liable  appear- 
lUcil  a  river, 
ivhifh  at  first 
I  witle,  level, 
fhich  are  said 
on   the  route 

iolton,  Rich- 
Winooski. 
of  day   was 
night  rising 

handsomest 
I  had  more  at- 
nbtAllishments. 
waters  lay 
the  wharf 
I  ten  miles  dis- 


BKT.AH  11 1  nil  Ann  lunnKiT. 

tiiiit,  on  tlic  opposite  short'.  L<Ktitt'd  iiere  is  tlin  TJni- 
vt-isity  of  Vermont,  from  the  dome  of  wliit-h  the  view 
M  one  of  tlie  most  interesting  and  vuriegate<l  of  any  in 
tiie  conntry.  It  is  endowed  by  the  State  with  twenty- 
nine  tliotisand  acres  of  land,  furnishing  nn  annual  rev- 
enue of  f'2,5()0.  Here  have  been  remarkable  con- 
versions to  Protestantism,  eight  adults  in  one  day  hav- 
ing publicly  renounced  the  church  of  Rome.  Two  of 
this  ntuuber  were  men  of  education,  sent  ont  as  faith- 
ful missionyries  to  the  States,  among  the  Freueh.  By 
many  their  lives  are  thought  to  be  in  danger.  One  of 
them  was  conspicuous  as  a  Bible-burner  at  Champlain, 
some  years  ago,  who  represents- his  con8<;ience  as  his 
tormentor. 

July  9.  Ivcft  Burlington,  returned  to  Essex 
Junction,  and  proceeded  toward  the  north  part  of  the 
State,  pnrsuing  u  course  nearly  parallel  with  the  lake. 
Passed  Colchester  and  Milton,  and  then  came  to  La- 
moile  River,  which  was  crossed  upon  a  fine  bridge. 
Passing  next  through  Georgia,  entered  St.  Albans,  u 
large  town,  but  considerably  obscured  by  trees  and 
shrubbery.  The  next  place  of  importance  was  Swan- 
ton,  on  the  Missisque  River.  Next  came  to  Missisque 
Bay,  over  which  the  train  pas.scd  on  a  bri<lge,  the  bay 
being  only  about  a  mile  wide  at  this  point.  Thence  to 
Alburgh,  which  lies  between  the  bay  and  the  lake. 
The  way  from  Burlington  to  this  place,  a  distance  of 
fifty  miles,  was  scarcely  at  all  obstructed  by  hills.  ^'-^'^^ 


AUTOBIOOIUrHY  OF 


CHAPTER  XLVII 


TOUR  THnOUOH   CANADA. 


1-/ 


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Crossed  the  foot  of  Lake  Cbnmplain  on  a  draw- 
bri(l){o,  uiul  (mine  to  Rouw-'s  Point,  near  the  line  hc- 
twi-en  Canada  Kast  anil  the  State  of  New  York,  which 
18  a  great  port  of  entry,  as  well  as  thoroughfare.  After 
having  our  haggiige  in.x|K'C't«>d  by  a  cuMtom-liouso  of- 
ficer, took  the  Champlain  and  8t.  I^awrence  RailnKid 
to  Montreal,  ft)rty-iive  niiles  distant,  and  for  the  first 
time  enteiod  Quwn  Victoria's  dominions.  Passed 
along  the  Sorel  or  Richelieu  River  to  La  Colle;  thence 
to  St.  John's,  twenty-three  miles  north  of  the  line. 
From  Rouse's  Point  to  this  place,  the  country  is  level, 
beautiful,  and  productive.  From  St.  John's  to  Mont- 
real, twenty-one  miles,  the  roifd  also  extends  over  a 
level  section  of  country.  The  lands  are  well  im- 
proved, are  laid  off  in  regular  order,  nnd  are  inclosed 
l)y  substantial  rail-fences.  Toward  evening  reached 
the  St.  Lawrence,  which  presents  a  majestic  appear- 
ance, Iwing  at  this  point  two  miles  wide.  From  the 
cars  stepped  into  a  large  steam  ferry,  which  moved 
H|>ee<lily  across  the  rapid  current,  landing  us  safely 
upon  the  elegant  wharf  of  Montreal.  Thence  was  con- 
veyed free  of  charge  to  the  TemiM^ranee  Hotel,  on  Col- 
lege Street.  Nearly  opjxisite  this  house,  inclosed  by  a 
stone-wall  ten  feet  high,  is  the  most  nott.d  Roman 
Catholic  college  in  Ameripi.  As  might  be  ex|)ected  at 
n  temp<'rance  house,  all  was  order  and  sobriety,  for 
wliicih  mucli  prai.xe  is  duo  to  the  noble-he.irted  |>roprie- 
tor,  Mr.  Duchjs.     Hence,  felt  nt  home,  without  fear  pf 


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SBLAH   niHRARD  BARRETT. 


230 


'A    '■'•  •"■  •■•'.-'' 

on  a  draw- 
the  line  l>c- 
York,  which 
jlifure.   After 
om-li<)»»p  <>'- 
;nce  Ilnih*«Ki(l 
1  for  the  first 
ions.     Passed 
CoUe ;  thence 
,  of  the  line, 
untry  is  U^vel, 
un's  to  Mont- 
tttcnds  over  a 
lire   well    ini- 
d  are  inch>8ed 
pning  reached 
ijestic  ai)|>ear- 
e.     From  the 
which  moved 
|ing   na   safely 
cnce  was  co«j- 
lotel,  on  Col- 
inclosed  by  a 
no't.d  Roman 
be  exi)cctcd  at 
sobriety,  for 
k\rted  propri**- 
kithout  fear  pf 


molestation  by  drnnkards  and  gamblers,  who  are  al- 
ways a  grt^t  annoyance  to  the  weary  truv«'ler. 

Montreal  is  situated  on  Montreal  Island,  at  the  foot 
of  Mount  Koyal,  from  which  it  derives  its  name.  It 
is  at  the  iiead  of  sloop  navigation, — one  liundrtHi  and 
wventy  miles  aiNivc  QnelxH*.  The  streets  are  irregu- 
lar, but  well  ;»aved  and  neat.  A  large  portion  of  the 
buildings  urc  made  of  stone,  in  the  most  durable  form. 
Notre  Dame  Street,  one  mile  long,  is  to  Montreal  what 
Ilroadway  is  to  New  York — the  promenade  of  ilishion- 
able  life  and  retail  trade.  The  Victoria  Briilge  across 
the  St.  Lawrence,  now  in  course  of  construction, 
will,  when  finished,  form  one  of  the  most  interesting 
siM-cimens  of  human  ingenuity  and  skill  on  the  Ameri- 
can continent.  Its  length  will  be  10,284  fi-et, — a  lit.le 
lews  th;in  two  miles.  It  will  have  a  truck  for  rail-cars, 
and  on  each  side  a  balcony  for  foot  travelers.  It  is  to 
Ik!  built  on  the  tubular  principle,  and  will  rest  on 
twenty-four  piers  and  two  abutments  of  linu>stone 
masonry.  The  estimated  cost  of  this  gigantic  structure 
is  ?0,2  50,000. 

July  10.  In  the  forenoon  attended  service  at  the 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Scotland,  on  Great  St.  Jan\e8 
Street,  a  wide  and  liaiidsomc  avenue,  ujwn  which  are 
IfKiati-d  most  of  the  banks  and  insurance  offices.  The 
clergyman,  of  course,  was  a  Scot(;hman,  as  his  brogue 
and  pronunciation  evidently  indicated.  But  he  pos- 
sessed some  of  the  original  elements  of  oratory,  an<l  his 
sermon  was  gowl  in  its  subject,  tliouf,dit,  and  style,  lie 
endeavored  to  show  the  superior  excellencies  of  religion, 
reproving  and  exposing  the  sins  of  the  age,  and  es- 
j)ecially  those  of  his  own  city.     His  «lisc<mr8e  was  in- 


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deed  one  of  mori!:,  ami,  if  practict-tl,  would  produce  a 
groat  moral  revolution  iu  the  world.  In  the  afternoon 
attended  a  religious  celebration  at  the  Roman  Catholic 
or  French  Cathetlral,  oh  Notre  Dame  Street,  fronting 
the  Place  d'Arms,  which  was  largely  a':jnded.  The 
priests,  friars,  and  nuns  could,  by  their  peculiar  cos- 
tumes, be  easily  distinguished.  Though  the  sun  shone 
with  his  wonted  brilliancy,  they  had  lighted  tapers, 
during  the  burning  of  which  their  religious  ceremonies 
were  enthusiastically  performed.  Not  le&s  than  two- 
thirds  of  the  population  of  this  city,  which  numbers 
eighty  thousand,  are  French  and  French-Canadian 
Ottthoiics.  The  appearance  of  this  cathedral  excels 
any  thing  of  the  kind  in  the  Unfted  States.  It  is  two 
hundred  and  fifty  teet  long,  and  one  hundred  and 
thirty-four  wide,  with  six  towers;  the  three  belonging 
to  the  main  front  are  two  huadred  and  twenty  feet 
high.  The  principal  window  is  sixty-four  feet  by 
thirty-two.  It  has  a  magnificent  set  of  bells,  o:ie  of' 
which  weighs  thirteen  tons.  Its  architecture  is  in  the 
Gothic  style,  and  the  building  will  seat  ten  thousand/ 
The  space  under  the  eilifice  is  occupied  as  a  cemetery, 
in  which  the  more  opulent  of  the  Roman  Catholics  are 
interred.  The  Catholics  also  have  a  number  of 
diurchi^s,  colleges,  seminaries,  and  nunneries, — all  of 
which  are  elegant  structures,  built  at  immense  cost, 
probably  in  part  froni  (tontributions  extorted  from  vliC 
laboring,  suifering  poor.  In  the  evening  Mr.  .Togui'th 
Cliauuder  Cangooly,  a  firahmin  of  high  caste  and  con- 
vert to  Christianity,  gjive  a  narrative  of  his  religious 
experience  in  the  Unitarian  Church,  Beaver  Hall. 
July  11.     At  eight  left   Montreal,  and  was  sub- 


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r  OF 

id,  would  produce  a 
1.     In  the  afternoon 
the  Rt>mun  Catholic 
iiue  Street,  fronting 
rely  a'.onded.     The 
{  their  peouHar  cos- 
hough  the  sun  shone  <■- 
had   lighted  tapers, 
religious  ceremonies 
Not  less  than  two- 
jity,  which  numbers 
id    French-Canadian 
his   cathedral  excels 
L'd  States.     It  is  two 
d  one  hundred   and 
;  the  three  belonging 
red  and  twenty  feet 
9   sixty-four   feet  by 
set  of  bells,  one  of 
architecture  is  in  the 
11  seat  ten  thousand, 
npied  as  a  cemetery, 
Roman  Catholics  are 
have    a    number    of 
1  nunneries, — all  of 
ilt  at  immense  cost, 
ns  extorted  from  vhc 
evening  Mr.  Jogntth 

high  caste  and  con- 
tive  of  his  religious 

1,  Beaver  Hall, 
treal,  and   was  sub- 


SELAH    HIDBARD   BARUETr. 


241 


jected  to  a  long  ride  to  the  depot,  at  the  termination 
of  Victoria  Bridge.     Leaving  for  the  West  on  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railway,  jKissetl  the  La  Chine  Canal; 
thence  across  the  Island  of  Montreal,  having  a  view 
of  Lake  St.  Louis,  formed   by   the  confluence  of  the 
Ottawa  and  St.   Lawrence    Rivers.     Crassed   Ottawa 
River  on  a  railroad  bridge,  at  which  the  river  and  its 
islands  afford   a  scone   almost  unrivaled.     Near  here 
is  St   Anne's,  a  French-Canadian  village  of  several 
hundred  inhabitanto,  containing  a  Catholic  church  and 
several  other   edifices      Passed  next  over  Isle  Perot, 
about  two  miles  wide,  and  also  another  branch  of  the 
beautiful  Ottawa.     The  railroad  track  from  this  place, 
which  is  the  dividing  line  of  Canada  East  and  Canada 
West,  runs  near  the  St.  Lawrence  River,  through  a 
fertile  and  delightful   region   of  country.     The  next 
town  of  importance  paaswl,  was  Lancaster,  inhabited 
mostly  by  people  of  Scotch  descent.     It  ia  situatetl  on 
Lake  St.  Francis,  which  is  an  expansion  of  the  river 
St.  Liiwrence.     Ten  miles  further  is  Cornwell,  at  the 
foot  of  the  Long  Saut  Rapids,  at  which  there  is  a  good 
steamboat  landing.     Tlu-nct>  to  Dickinson's  Landing, 
Aultsburg,  Williamsburg,  Matilda,  and  Prescott,  the 
latter  town  being  situated  on  tiie  north  bank  of  tlu;  St. 
Lawrenco,  opposite  Ogdeusburg,  New  York.     Thence 
through  a  level  country  to  Kemptville,  Ottawa  City, 
and  Brock ville,  the  last  named  place  being  one  of  the 
most  important  stations  on  the  railroad  line,  which 
contains  several  thousand  inhabitants. 

Came  next  to  Kingston,  capital  of  Frontenao 
County  and  formerly  capital  of  the  province.  It  is 
advantageously  situated  on  the  north-east  extremity  of 


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242 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OP 


Lake  Ontario,  nearly  two  Handred  miles  Prom  Menfi- 
real.  The  priacip;',?  public  buildings  are  the  City 
Hall,  Conrt-house,  i^oman  Cathedral,  Queon'a  Col- 
lege, College  of  Regiv'>3oli8,  General  Hospital,  Hotel 
Dieu,  a  nunnery,  and  twenty  churches.  Two  miles 
west,  on  the  outskirts  of  the  city,  stands  the  Provincial 
Penitentiary.  Passing  some  small  towns,  came  next  to 
Colborne,  a  flourishing  place,  and  a  goo«l  landing  for 
vessels;  thence  to  Cobourg,  also  on  the  lake  shore, 
nearly  opposite  the  mouth  of  the  Genesee  River,  where 
the  lake  attains  its  greatest  width.  It  is  the  seat  of 
Victoria  College,  established  by  the  Provincial  Legis- 
lature in  1842.  Next  tf)  Port  Hope,  a  port  of  entry, 
likewise  on  the  lake ;  thence  to  Oshawa,  where  I  saw  a 
Chippewa  Indian  partially  intoxicated,  who  was 
severely  reproved  by  a  Catholic  priest  that  had  accom- 
panied us  from  Montreal.  He  took  the  reproof  with- 
out apparent  resentment,  and  acknowledge<l  his  fault. 
Thence  to  the  city  of  Toronto,  where  we  arrived  at 
nine  o'clock,  having  traveled  three  hundred  and 
thirty-three  miles  in  fourteen  hours.  Toronto  is  situ- 
ated on  a  bay  of  the  same  nafbe,  partly  separated  from 
Lake  Ontario  by  a  narrow  sandy  beach.  Located  here 
are  the  University  of  Toronto,  Trinity  College,  the 
Lunatic  Asylum,  the  Custom-house,  the  Post-office, 
and  the  English  and  Roman  Cathedrals.  ■■>■■ 


U"«j-*"',- 


'f!.<t,i.,'.   Xt 


ii-1 


from  Mont- 
ire  the  CSty 
Queen's  Col- 
spital,  Hotel 
Two   miles 
he  Provincial 
came  next  to 
d  landing  for 
le  lake  shore, 
!  River,  where 
ia  the  seat  of 
)vincial  Legis- 
port  of  entry, 
where  I  saw  a 
ed,    who    was 
hat  had  accom- 
i  reproof  with- 
fedge<l  his  fault, 
we  arrived  at 
hundred    and 
Joronto  is  situ- 
separated  from 
Located  here^ 
:y  College,  the 
;he  Post-office, 


:;jC<i!^!;|.M'fty',*;'-. 


8EI-AH   HIBRABD   BARRETT.  WU 

CHAPTER   XLVIIL'te  J^^Sfv/ 

VISIT   TO   NIAGARA    FALLS.  » 

July  12,  1859.  Si)ent  the  morning  in  distributing 
books,  after  which  resunjcd  my  journey.  Twelve  miles 
from  Toronto,  came  to  Port  Credit,  at  the  mouth  of  a 
small  river  flowing  into  the  lake.  Next  went  eiglit 
miles  to  Oakville,  a  business  |>Iace,  which  has  an  ex- 
cellent harbor;  next  four  miles  to  Bronte,  a  small  vil- 
lage; thence  six  miles  to  Wellingtou  Stiuare,  a  place 
of  considerable  business.  Next  seven  miles  to  Hamil- 
ton, on  Burlington  Bay,  at  the  extreuie  west  end  of 
Lake  Ontario.  Although  a  rtew  town,  it  has  thirty 
thousand  inhabitants,  and  is  rapidly  improving,  both 
in  wealth  and  jjopulation.  Leaving  Hamilton,  went 
thirty-two  miles  to  St.  Catharine's,  situated  on  the  line 
of  tlie  Welland  Canal.  It  is  a  thriving,  prosperous 
town,  in  the  midst  of  a  rich  section  of  country.  The 
Artesian  Well,  a  mineral  fountain  five  hun.lnMl  and 
fifty  leet  deep,  is  said  to  be  highly  beueficia  in- 
valids. • 

Procee<ling  eleven  uiiles  further,  ca  j  to  Suspension 
Bridge,  over  Niagara  River,  two  miles  below  the  Falls. 
From  Niagara  City,  or  Sus|»ension  Bridge,  took  private 
conveyance  up  the  river  to  Niagara  Village,  New 
York,  situated  near  the  aitaract ;  thence  to  Bath  Is- 
land on  a  bridge,  which  is  conne<;ted  with  the  main- 
land ;  and  thence  on  another  bridge  over  the  surging 
rapids  to  Goat  Island,  which  contains  seventy-five 
acres,  covered  with  a  thick  heavy  growth  of  timber. 
This  island  divides  the  falls  into  two  parts,  called  the 


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Amerirain  and  Canada  Falls,  Froceetlincr  ftround  ttie 
islami,  liad'a  view  of  the  Three  Sistera,  which  are  three 
coi  tir.ious  islands,  aitnated  in  the  edge  of  the  rapids, 
a  short  distnf  ..'e  from  Goat  Island.  Cunie  next  to  the 
Torraphin  Tower,  forty-five  feet  high,  which  stands 
upon  the  craggetl  (iliffs,  just  alnive  the  cataract.  From 
its  top  had  a  magnificent  view  of  the  bright  green 
waters  from  above,  which  are  instantly  changed  to 
snowy  whiteness  Iwhjw,  together  with  the  ascending 
clond  of  spray,  and  arched  rainbows  of  golden  colors. 
Next  visited  the  memorable  spot  where  Sam.  Patch,  as 
if  madly  infatuatetl,  ma«le  his  fearful  leap  in  the  deep 
abyss  below  the  falls,  and  who  at  last  lobt  his  life  by 
similar  daring  feats. 

Returning  to  Niagara  City,  recrosHe<l  Suspension 
Bridge,  which  of  ibtelf  is  a  great  artificial  curiosity, 
being  two  huntlred  and  fifty  feet  high,  eight  hundred 
long,  and  twenty-four  wide.  From  the  bridge  also 
had  a  distant  view  of  the  fulls.  Came  then  to  Clifton, 
on  the  Omadian  side,  and,  proc(«ding  again  up  the 
river,  had  a  still  better  view  of  the  descending  raging 
floo<l  from  the  projecting  c4iff  called  Table  Rot^k.  Be- 
ing provided  with  water-proof  giirments,  descended  be- 
low this  rook,  and,  Tollowing  an  exi)erienced  guide, 
passed  behind  the  great  falling  sheet  of  water  to  Termi- 
nation Rock,  being  two  hundred  and  thirty  feet  behind 
the  Great  Horse  Shoe  Fall.  Although  partially 
blinded  and  completely  drenched  with  spray,  and  al- 
most stunned  by  the  deafining,  constant  roar  of  the 
tumultuous  waters,  yet  a  feeling  of  sublimity  insensi- 
bly stole  over  my  mind  while  beholding  on  one  side 
the  lofty  perpendicular  ledge,  and  on  the  other  side 


around  tlie 
I'll  are  three 

the  rapids, 

next  to  the 
hich  stands 
•act.  From 
)right  green 

changed  to 
le  ascending 
i)lden  colors, 
m.  Patch,  as 

in  the  deep 
t  hia  life  by 


ision 
al  curiosity, 
ght  hundred 

bridge  also 
in  to  Clifton, 
igain  up  the 
iiding  raging 

Roitk.  Be- 
lescended  be- 
cnced  guide, 
ter  to  Termi- 
y  feet  behind 
gh    partially 


.ray. 


and  al- 


roar  of  the 
mity  insensi- 

on  one  side 
le  other  side 


SSLAfi   niBBATlD  BARIIKTT. 

the  vast  sheet  of  falling  water,  and  at  my  feet  the 
white  foaming,  heaving  billows,  rolling  and  tumbling 
with  maddening  fury.     I  caught  the  inspiration  of  the 
moment,  and  had  at  least  some  faiut  cojiceptions  of  the 
power  of  Omni|K)tence.     But  such  a  scene  can  not  be 
adequately  described.    One  can  see,  feel,  and  realize  it, 
but  can  never  give  f.  faithful  jiortraiture  of  this  great- 
est natural  wonder  of  the  world.     It  must  be  seen  by 
one's  self,  in  order  to  have  a  full  and  proper  apprecia- 
ation  of  it  as  it  really  exists ;  for  there  is  no  skill,  no 
art,  no  poetry,  no  eloquence,  by  which  a  correct  im- 
pression can  be  prwlucetl  upon  the  mind  ua  seen  and 
realized  by  the  actual  behobler.      ,Mv  \ ,"     ;«.>!  S>^;. 

July  14.     At  five  o'clock  saw  ifonsieur  Blondon,  a 
Frenchman,   perform   a    most    wonderful    feat   across 
Niagara  River,  in  the  presence  of  about  ten  thousand 
persons.     He  promenaded  a  two-inch  rope,  extending 
from  the  American  and   Canadian  banks,  about  half 
way  between  the  Falls  and  the  bridge,  and  in  plain 
sight  of  both.     The  distance  across   was   about  one 
thousand  feet,  and  from  the  water  nearly  two  hundred. 
He  first  walked  backwards,  from  the  American  shore 
to  the  opposite  one,  using  a  balancing  pole,   thirty- 
eight   feet    long,   weigiiing  more   than    forty    pounds. 
Afler  an  intervu.  of  nearly  an  hour,  he  returned  with 
a  wheel-barrow,  with,  the  handles  attached  to  a  belt 
around    his   waist,   carrying   the   pole   in   his   hands. 
Many  sup|K)sed  that  it  would  be  im{M)ssible  to  perform 
this  difficult  feat,  and  that  he  would  consecpiently  meet 
a   melancholy    fate.      But    he    reached    the    shore    in 
thirty-one  minutes,  with  apparent  ease  and  dexterity, 
stopping  twice  ou  the  way  to  rest.     In  addition  to  this 


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he  permitted  Captain  Trivis,  when  crossing  the  first 
time,  to  perforate  his  hat  with  a  bullet  from  a  boat  be- 
low, holding  the  hat  in  his  hand.  It  is,  indeed,  dif- 
ficult to  tell  what  men  will  yet  do.  But  one  thing  is 
certain  that  such  feats,  thongh  daring  and  extraordi-r 
nary,  arc  attended  with  no  good  results.  ^ 

July  15.  Resumed  ray  journey  in  Canada,  having, 
to  my  great  satisfaction,  sjicnt  two  and  a  half  days  at 
the  Falls.  Left  SuHpcnsion  Bridge  on  the  morn- 
ing train,  and  in  ei^ht  hours  travcletl  two  hundred  and 
twenty-nine  miles  to  Windsor,  on  the  Detroit  River. 
First  returned  to  Hamilton,  on  Burlington  Bay,  and 
thence  on  the  route  through  Dundas,  Paris,  Wood- 
stock, Ingcrsoll,  London,  and  Chatham,  some  distance 
north  of  Lake  Erie.  IjoikIou,  situat^'d  on  the  Thames, 
contains  about  fifteen  tlitmsand  inhabitants,  and  is  sur- 
rounded by  a  ri<;h,  pleasant  farming  country.  Here  is 
spa(>e  enough  to  build  a  city  as  large  as  old  London  be- 
yond the  sea ;  but  from  prtseiit  ap|>earance8  it  will  be 
centuries  before  it  will  even  approximate  to  it.  Chat- 
ham, though  leas  in  population,  is  also  situated  in  a  most 
delightful  place,  in  the  midst  of  a  good  farming  i^ion. 
In  this  town  a  large  jK)rtion  of  tlie  population  consists 
of  fugitives  from  slaveiy.  Fnnu  vhat  could  be  icurned, 
they  are  as  provident  and  snccfesful  in  obtaining  a 
Hul>sisten(!e  as  a  large  class  of  the  white  jiopulation. 
Soon  atk'r  leaving  Chatham,  passed  over  a  low,  wet, 
level  prairie,  wholly  uninhabited,  after  which  came  to 
Lake  8t.  Clair,  on  the  b;inks  of  which  the  (wrs  ran  for 
some  miles.  As  the  day  was  excessively  warm,  it  was 
refreshing  to  eiyoy  the  cool  breezes,  wafted  from  the 
lake.     And,  lastly,  came  to  Windsor,  the  termiuus  of 


':"  x:' 


ng  the  first 
I)  a  boat  be- 
iiulced,  dif- 
[)ue  thing  is 
i  extraordi- 

ida,  having, 
half  days  at  ■ 

the  morn- 
liimdred  and 
3troit  River, 
on  Buy,  and 
uris,  Wood- 
Dme  distance 
the  Timnies, 
3,  and  is  nur- 
;ry.     Here  is 

Ijondon  be- 
f8  it  will  be 
to  it.  Chat- 
itcd  in  a  most 
niing  region. 
It  ion  oonsista 
d  be  icyrnetl, 

obtaining  a 
imputation. 

a  low,  wet, 
licU  came  to 

oars  ran  for 
warm,  it  was 
tod  from  the 
!  terinimis  of 


8ELAH   UIBBAra)  BABBETT.  Wff- 

the   Great   Weslei'n    Ran  way,   and  the  end  of  my 
journey  in  British  America. 


M- 


..^■ifM^m  isss'^- 


CHAPTER    X  L I X» .-^m 


VISIT  TO  MICHIGAN. 


..JWi-t;'^' 


Reached  Detroit,  Michigan,  having  crossed  at 
Windsor  the  Detroit  River,  whicli  is  about  half  a  mile 
wide.  The  city  is  situated  on  the  north  shore  of  said 
river,  and  is  seven  miles  from  Lake  St.  Clair,  and 
eighteen  miles  from  Lake  Erie.  The  Detroit  River, 
therefore,  connects  the  two  lakes,  and  is  only  twenty- 
five  niilfs  long.  Detix)it  is  the  oldest  and  largest  city 
in  the  State,  and  was  first  visited  by  the  French  in 
1610;  but  its  legitimate  settlement  did  not  commence 
until  1701,  at  which  time  a  fort  was  erected,  called 
"  Ponohartrain."  It  was  colonized  as  a  fur  trading 
post  by  the  French,  an('  continuetl  in  their  military  oc- 
cupation until  Novenil)er  29,  1760,  when  the  British 
assumed  {)osses8ion.  Bnt  they  found  a  formidable  foe 
in  the  renowned  Indian  warrior,  Pontiac,  who,  with 
unparalleled  skill  and  sagacity,  simultaneously  de- 
stroyed all  the  North-western  garrisons  of  the  British, 
from  Mackinac  to  Western  New  York,  being  thirteen 
in  number.  In  1776,  the  United  States,  by  virtue  of 
the  revolution  against  the  King  of  Great  Britain,  be- 
came }X)ssessed  of  Detroit.  In  1812,  it  again  fell  into 
the  hands  of  the  British,  but  in  1813  was  retaken  by 
the  American  army,  and  the  territorial  government  re- 
organized.    General    Lewis    Cass    was   ap].K)iuted    as 


; :.? 


248 


AUTOniCKJRAPHY   OF 


governor,  who  immediately  removed  to  Detroit,  where 
he  has  siDce  resided.  In  August,  1817,  Jamea  Mon- 
roe, then  President  of  the  United  States,  visited  this 
place,  being  the  only  President  that  ever  visited  it 
while  holding  the  office.  His  arrival  was  celebrated 
by  many  public  demonstrations,  end,  when  leaving,  the 
citizens  generously  presented  him  with  a  span  of  horses 
and  a  carriage,  with  which  he  returned  to  Washington 
by  laud. 

In  the  evening,  though  much  ftitigued  by  my  recent 
travels,  attended  a  meeting  at  Dr.  Duffield's  church, 
State  Street.  T!ie  attendance  was  small,  and  nothing 
of  particulai  ip'.i.ortance  occuri-ctl.  There  are  here 
about  thirty  church  edifices,  some  of  which  are  ele- 
gantly finished.  In  this  city,  the  past  year  has,  re- 
ligiously speaking,  been  one  of  exciting  interest.  Ac- 
cording to  the  public  prints,  one  thousand  have  been 
brought  to  n  knowledge  of  the  truth  through  Jesus 
Christ.  Many  other  towns  and  cities  in  the  State 
have  likewise  shared  in  the  work  of  grace,  and 
churches  of  all  denominations  have  had  large  addi- 
tions. Many  who  were  sunk  in  the  depths  of  moral 
}»(»lliition,  have  been  re-instnted  in  the  image  of  their 
Maker,  and  are  now  wielding  an  influence  on  the  side 
of  virtue  and  religion.  After  the  close  of  service, 
walked  across  the  city  to  my  hotel,  the  full  moon,  in 
addition  to  the  gas-lights,  rendering  the  walk  delight- 
some. But  the  exceasive  heat  of  tiie  evening  was  such, 
that  I  obtaine<3  no  sleep  until  a  late  hour,  hav'jig  to  sit 
up  much  of  the  night. 

July  16.  Pursued  my  journey  on  the  seven-o'clock 
train.     The  first  town  on  the  way  worthy  of  note  was 


»liA'ife' 


Hm.iJ!''»JlllT«.W.W<>MW 


1 


1 


)etroit,  where 
James  Mon- 
i,  visited  this 
irer  visited  it 
raa  celebrated 
n  leaving,  the 
apan  of  horses 
.)  Washington 

by  my  recent 
ield's  church, 
and  nothing 
lere   are  here 
rhich  are  ele- 
year  has,  re- 
interest.     Ac- 
iid  have  been 
through  Jesus 
in   the  State 
grace,    and 
d  large  addi- 
pths  of  moral 
nage  of  their 
ee  on  the  side 
se  of  service, 
'ull  moon,  in 
walk  delight- 
ing was  such, 
hav'iig  to  sit 

seven- o'clock 
y  of  note  was 


KKT.AII    HinSAnD   BAUUKTr. 


249 


Monroe,    near    Lake    Erie;    the    next    was    Adrian, 
8tventy-f(.ur  mileh  from  Detroit.     The  divine  blessing 
still  rests  upon   the  churches  of  this  place.     To  the 
Plymouth  Church,  at  a  late  communion,  thirty  were 
added  to  its  membership,  ami  a  large  accession  is  still 
ex{)ected.     At  this  place  exchanged  cars,  and  took  the 
Michigan  Southern  and    Indiana   Northern    Railroad 
for  Hil'sdale,  thirty-three  miles  distant.    On  this  road, 
a    few    days    since,    near    South    B«'nd,    an    accident 
hapi)ened  which  was  attended  with  the  most  fatal  con- 
sequences.    This  scene  of  disaster  occurred  about  mid- 
night,   occasioned    by    a    flood    removing    a    culvert, 
leaving  a  wide  gap  in  the  road.     This  circumstance 
was  unknown,  and  the  train,  with  all  on  board,  con- 
sisting of  one  hundred  and  fifty    persons,   were  sud- 
<lenly  precipitated  into  a  disuial  swamp  below.     Very 
few  escjiped   unhurt,  and    forty-one   were   killed.     A 
lady  who  had  escaped,  ran  wildly  alx)ut,  seeking  her 
family— a  husband  and  five  children— until  daylight 
broke,  when  she  found  them  all  dead  !     With  bursts 
of  grief,  she  went  to  a  fiirm-house,  a  few  yards  off, 
where,  after  sitting  some  minutes,  the  wretched  wife 
an<l  mother  expired.     The  excitement  caused  by  this 
awful  catiistroj.he  had  not  yet  abatc<l,  and   was   the 
chief  topic  of  conversation  on  hoard  of  the  present  train. 
At  twelve,  reached  Hillsdale,  and  was  glad  to  sj)end 
the  aft.erno<»n  in  rest,  the  he-at  being  very  oppressive. 
Just  at  night,  as  the  sun  was  receding,  called  on  Rev. 
Ransom  Dunn,  Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Phi- 
losophy and  Natural  Theology  in   Hillsdale  College, 
locsited  in  this  place.     He  C(>iiducte<l  me  through  the 
various  tlepartments  of  the  building,  whicn  stands  on 


'i 

! 


^ 


250 


ArTonioonAniY  of 


n  luindrtome  eniinpin-e,  having  from  tlip  top  a  'H)in- 
inaiKliii)!;  view  <if"  u  larj^  r^v>|)e  of  munitry.  The  iiiBti- 
tutiou  ix  Mitiiah-*!  on  a  hit  of  twi'nty-fiv«  acres,  a  purt 
of  whioh  is  cultivated  by  tlie  steward.  The  biiihling, 
coni|K)He«l  of  hri<'k,  \h  tw<»  hiindrtHi  and  sixty-two  feet 
long,  with  a  depth  varyinjf  from  li>rty  to  sixty  fwet, 
nud  IH  four  Htorien  hii^i .  Wlien  finished,  it  will  have 
iipwHrdn  of  twenty  puhli<f  rooms,  and  one  hundre<l  and 
ten  private  nxiniR,  sufficit^nt  to  acoonini(Mlate  two 
liundred  and  twenty  stntlents.  The  eollejje  is  o|>en  to 
iMtth  sexes,  and  the  studies  are  arrunge<1  in  tiiree  de- 
partments— C'ol!ej!;e  Conrw,  Ln<Ues'  Course,  and  En- 
glish and  S<'ientifii!  Course.  Of  the  three  hundred 
students,  about  forty  are  (]nalifyin<;  thems<>lvert  in  ref- 
erence to  the  ministry,  an<]  ont*-half  of  this  number 
have  already  entered  u|H)n  the  w(»rk. 

July  17.  Attended  tiire*'  meetings  at  the  c'oliege 
(jliajK'l,  and  heard  two  goisl  dis(x>urs(!S  by  Professor 
Dunn,  distinguislunl  for  his  pulpit  ehH]uence.  At  one 
of  these  nii-etings  I  had  the  pleasure  of  addressing  the 
students  upon  points  rt^luting  to  their  prospective  use- 
fulness. The  audience's  were  large,  and  g(K)d  order 
prevailed.  The  church  in  this  place,  within  eighteen 
mouths,  has  had  an  extensive  revival,  during  which 
one  hundred  were  added,  upon  profession  of  their  faith. 
It  is  confidently  ho|)e<l  that  not  only  the  students  but 
the  surrounding  conununity  will  be  greatly  blessed  by 
such  an  institution  as  the  college  now  promises  to  be. 
Being  p«M"8onally  acquainted  with  several  members  of 
the  faculty  and  a  nimiber  of  the  students,  I  mingled 
freely  with  then),  and  formed  some  new  aeqiuiintanctes. 
Was    informed    that   a  distressing    calamity   occurred 


8ELAH   IIIDUARD   DARKKTT. 


tif 


le  top  a  *^ni- 
y.     Tlie  iiiRti- 
«  acrp«,  a  part 
The  buililing, 
sixty -two  feet 
to  sixty  feet, 
k1,  it  will  liave 
JO  hundred  and 
)i)\ni(Klate    two 
llet^c  is  o|>on  to 
hI  in  three  de- 
iHirse,  aiul  En- 
tliree    hundred 
:^inst>lvt>ri  in  rcf- 
u(  thin  nunilKT 

9  at  tlie  <!ollege 
!»  by   Professor 
[uenee.     At  one 
aditressing  the 
ospective  use- 
ind  gfKxl  order 
within  eighteen 
during   which 
>n  of  tlieir  faith. 
ie  students  but 
eatly  blessed  by 
•romises  to  be. 
ral  nieniWrs  of 
•nts,  I  mingled 
acquaintances, 
lainity   occurred 


south  of  this  county,  nt  a  Fourth  of-.Tuly  colebrntion. 
N«'ar  tlic  cl()He  I'  the  celebration,  a  party  ot"  nearly 
thirty  went  out  for  a  pleasure  excurNion  on  a  small 
lake  adjoining;  but  the  boat,  being  insuiliciont,  sunk, 
and,  sad  to  relate,  eleven  were  drowned.  Seven  of  the 
number  were  residents  of  Reading  Village,  Ilillwlalo 
County,  whose  Amends  were  attended  hy  Pntfessor 
Dunn,  who  preached  from  Isaiah  xlii,  23:  "Who 
among  you  will  give  ear  to  this?  Who  will  hearken 
and  hear  for  the  time  to  come?"  On  this  mournful 
occa.^on,  there  were  present  three  thousand  peiNons, 
who  were  deeply  aflectnl  in  taking  a  last  hnik  of  the 
sleeping  dead.  Like  some,  anciently,  "  they  mourntHl 
wilii  a  great  and  very  sore  lamentation."  One  of  the 
deceascil  was  a  teacher  of  the  village  school;  itnother 
was  a  leading  singer  of  the  choir  of  the  Freewill  Bap- 
tist Church  at  Reading  Village.  They  are,  therefore, 
greatly  missed  in  the  community  of  which  they  were 
members.  The  other  ftair  were  Imried  at  other  places. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  this  melancholy  event  may  bu 
sanctified  to  the  spiritual  good  of  the  comnuuiity  in 
general,  as  well  as  to  the  more  intimate  friends  of  the 
departed.   .  . 

.  '5ra;^"^fe       CHAPTER    L.    -..  if^'jji;;-^    '  ■ 

'  /'''*rOtJR  THROUGH    NOUTHKIIN   OHIO.         "  ' 

JuiiY  18,  1859.  Returning  to  Adrian,  can>e  to 
Toledo,  Ohio,  on  the  Maumee  River,  at  or  near  the 
south-western  extremity  of  Lake  Erie,  containing  a 
popuiati«>n  of  several  thousand.     Thence  to  Nor  walk,  - 


;; 


i-:1l 


252 


AUTOniOOUAPMY   OP 


u  tliriviiig  town  ;  tlien<!t!  to  Clevj^lnml,  on  Lako  Erie, 
hi'iiig  a  (listunce  of  one  liniulrcd  iind  twelve  iiiiloH  from 
ToUhIo.  Thin  route,  wliieh  extends  tliroiigli  the 
count i(M  of  Luims,  Wood,  Ottawa,  Sandusky,  Huron, 
and  Cuyahoga,  was  a  very  pleasant  one,  lying  in  the 
niidHt  of  a  level  country.  Indeed,  to  a  Huekeye,  ch- 
peeially  after  an  absenct?  to  a  distant  land,  Ohio  looks 
attractive,  and  its  name  .sounds  like  u  charm  in  hia  ear. 
lt«  foliage  sernw  more  green  and  iMinutiful ;  its  soil 
nuu'c  rich  and  prcHlucM'-e;  its  land«cn|K'9  more  charm- 
ing and  diversified;  if"  -toplH  more  happy  and  intelli- 
gent. Its  physical  asjKvts,  coaipantl  with  the  country 
through  wiiich  I  hud  jii.it  past  -d,  certainly  presentwl 
to  the  eye  more  to  jilease  the  imagination.  Instead  of 
seeing  titerile  fields  almost  destitute  of  vegetation,  here 
were  extensive  plaPiis,  teeming  i')rth  with  the  varied 
and  luxuriant  prtHhictions  of  the  soil — corn,  wheat, 
grass,  etc.  Here  the  huHban<lnuin  could  lie  seen  toiling 
in  his  fields,  with  the  almost  irertain  assurance  of 
an  abundant  harvest  to  reward  and  crown  his  labors. 
Ohio!  with  all  thy  faults  we  love  thee  still.  We 
would  not,  if  we  could,  exchange  thee,  the  land  of  our 
birth,  for  any  other  (-(Huitry  or  State  in  the  Union, — 
no,  not  in  the  worhl.  Then  let  Ohio,  with  all  its  re- 
ligious and  benevolent  institutions,  be  cherished  by 
every  citizen.  lict  improvement  go  on  with  gigantic 
strides.  Let  virtue  and  religion  have  a  strong  hold 
upon  tlie  public  mind,  influencing  and  directing  talent 
in  proper  channels,  by  which  the  flagrant  vices  of  the 
land  may  be  eradicated,  and  the  pure  principles  of  re- 
ligion disseminated. 

Cleveland,  the  second  city  of  Ohio  in  magnitude 


1 


RRLAII   IIIBBAni)   BARRRTT. 


203 


'    !   i| 


r»n  liuko  Erie, 
ilvo  iiiilt'H  from 

throiiK'i    •^'>« 
ilusky,  Huron, 
le,  lying  in  the 
I  Buckeye,  e«- 
lihI,  Oliio  looks 
mrin  in  liia  ear. 
lutiful;  its  Boil 
(•8  more  cliarm- 
Hpy  unci  intclli- 
atl>  tlic  country 
iiiiily  prtwntwl 
i>n.     luHteu*!  of 
vojijetation,  \\vre 
with   the  varifd 
il — corn,   whcj\t, 
,1  1)6  seen  toiling 
n   assurance  of 
own  hia  labors. 

lee  still.     We 
the  land  of  our 

I  the  Union, — 

with  all  its  re- 
»e  cherislu'tl  by 
n  with  gigantic 
a  Htrong  hoKl 

directing  talent 
unt  vices  of  the 

rinciplea  (»f  re- 

in  magnitude 


and  importance,  is  situated  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Cuyahoga  River,  on  l^ake  Erie,  from  which,  in  a 
northerly  dire<'tion,  its  blue  waves  are  seen  as  far 
as  the  eye  can  explore.  Naniwl  in  honor  of 
Oeiieral  Moses  Cleveland,  of  Connect ieut,  it  was 
settled  in  170G,  being  the  earliest  and  most  con- 
spieuouH  S(>tt lenient  matle  within  the  limits  of  the 
Western  Reserve.  Its  !)road  and  well-|)aved  sfrwts, 
o|K.'n  Mjuures,  public  editices,  neat  tenements,  and  wide 
water-view,  jjreaent  a  vory  attractive  appearance.  It 
has  extensive  commerce  with  Canada;  and,  in  every 
point  of  view,  it  is  an  active  business  place.  Its  8«)eial 
and  municipal  institutions,  its  numerous  schools  and 
seminaries,  are  in  a  highly  advanced  state,  indicative 
of  the  intelligence  of  the  community.  Religious  in- 
struction, in  common  with  other  cities,  is  conducted  hy 
ditlorent  denominations.  Its  public  works  and  insti- 
tutions generally  occupy  beautiful  and  conspicuous 
positions,  and  well  may  Cleveland  be  deemed  one  of 
the  hand.sonu-st  cities  in  che  United  States.  As  my 
btuy  was  somewhat  limited,  I  improved  it  in  diatribu- 
tiug  Ijooks,  not  having  an  opjwrtunity  for  shaking. 

JuLV  19.  Returned  thirty-three  miles,  to  Oberiin, 
lioniin  County,  distinguiohcd  as  being  the  location  of 
the  Oberiin  Collegiate  Institute.  It  'is  a  pleasant 
town.  The  surrounding  country,  though  not  so  rich 
as  in  some  other  parts  of  the  State,  is  nearly  level. 
The  institution  is  a  plain  brick  building,  four  stories 
in  height.  The  college  grounds,  though  sufficiently 
ample,  appear  irt  present  to  be  miserably  shaded,  must 
of  the  trees  being  mere  shrubs,  arranged  with  little 
taste.     But  the  iustitutiuu  has  obtained  a  world-wide 


'.;  f  i*i»«j|s-^ri"!.»  -■-— ' 


254 


AUTOniOOKAPHY   OF 


reputation,  and  i)er)ia{)s  no  college  in  the  country  is  so 
well  j"itronize(l.  It  has  about  eight  humlred  ytiuknta. 
Its  presiJent,  Rev.  Charles  G.  Finney,  now  in  En- 
gland)  has,  for  many  yeari?  axerted  a  salutary  in- 
fluence, ami  done  much  to  give  it  tone  and  efficiency. 
It  is  open  to  ail  classes,  male  i':.vl  female,  without  dis- 
tinction of  color.  There  is  also  .onnected  with  the  in- 
stitution a  theological  depnrtmont,  from  svhich  many 
have  gone  forth  to  bless  the  world. 

In  Oberlin,  Rev,  David  Marks,  an  eminently  dis- 
tinguislu'<l  clergyman,  sj)ent  his  last  days.  Here  he 
delivered  his  la.st  public  address  ;  here  he  died ;  here  is 
his  grave.  Visiting,  first,  the  chapel,  where  he  s|Kvke 
for  the  last  time  in  public,  I  went  to  the  cemetery, 
where  have  reposed  hiij  remain.)  for  more  than  tliirteen 
years.  As  I  advanced  to  the  grave,  the  sun  was  set- 
ting, presenting  a  saddening  aspect,  emblematic  of  the 
close  of  life.  Solemn  feelings  j.c>rvaded  my  mind 
while  I  read  from  the  Italian  marble  sla'o  erected  to 
his  meif.ory  the  following  inscription:    r  ,(...  *,  , 


H« 


di 


>i" 


■  .  The  Obave  of        ,  ^ 

'  r    '''^         DAVID  MARKS,        ,/ 

MtNISTEK  OF  THE  OoSPatj 
I«  THE   FUEKWILL   BaPFIST    DENOMIN.VTrON.  '•  '  ' 

I    .^      yiao  Died  December  1,  \M5,       .     ■  ,n    >tif 5 

;  ['    40  VEABS  AND  28  DAYS.  \  ,    „ 


He  eommeneed  preaehing  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  and  through  Itfe 
Mxu  dislmguinhed  for  hia  oAu-wionl  and  faithful  Mors.  ''^ 

"Thrusands  l)e\\all  a  hero,  and  a  nation  moiiriitth  for  ils  king,  "'  » 
But  the  whole  universe  lamenteth  a  man  of  prayer."  \ 


mmm 


■  '^m'st 


Y  OF 

;e  in  the  country  is  so 
gilt  liumlred  Htiultnts. 
Finnoy,  now  in  En- 
xcrted  a  salutary  iu- 
it  tone  and  efficiency, 
vl  female,  without  dis- 
_'onneoted  with  the  in- 
iit,  from  which  pmny 
•Id. 

•ks,  an  eniinently  dis- 
i  lust  (lays.  Here  he 
;  here  he  died ;  here  is 
ihapel,  where  he  sjwke 
svent  to  the  cemetery, 
for  more  than  thirteen 
rave,  the  sun  -.vas  set- 
ect,  emblematic  of  the 
j^crvaded  my  mind 
narble  slab  erected  to 
)tion :  ti-i 

ri''  v-i;ft^' "ir^r  -'itt 

(iOHPBI.  ' 

Denomination,       f*?'  '■ ' 

B  1,  W5,  '1  ^ir 


DAYS. 


t     'v 


■;*. 


lifttim  years,  and  tKrovgh  ^f. 
lilhfiU  lahort. 

M>/,-f  «•  '«^.V«^  V  ,n'.iv-itK 

1  motirnfth  for  its  king,  .  ?•> 
iiii  of  iiniyer.''  4^j 


8ELAH    RIBBARD   BARRETT. 


255 


Lingering  at  the  grave,  as^if  held  by  some  etrange 
attraction,  it  seemed  as  tliough  his  whoji-  history,  from 
the  cndle  to  the  grave,  as  written  and  published,  came 
up  before  me.  Every  page  seemed  familiar  with 
striking  events  of  his  useful  life  and  triumphant  death. 
Ha»-ing  in  niv  late  eastern  tonr  traveled  in  many 
places  where  he  had  labor-d  in  the  ministry,  and  eu- 
i^red  several  pulpits  which  he  once  occupied,  I  felt  a 
still  deeper  interest  in  the  niaii  whose  earthly  labors  had 
ceased.  But  tl:e  approjiching  darkness  of  the  evening 
admonished  me  to  return,  au.l  it  was  with  reluctance 
that  I  did  so.  The  impression  produced  was  perma- 
nent, and  I  did  not  forget  tho  scene  until  sleep  pro- 
duced aa  unconscious  state  of  mind. 


'T-t-i 


I 


-  ^;'>^mm^.  y:  CHAPTER   LI.  :^tri':--  =^V'  - 


■  f.it  'ifi 


V.i!    .  i. 


VISIT  TO   COLUMBUS,   OHIO. 

July  20, 1859.  Left  Oberlin,  went  to  Grafton,  took 
t,.e  Cleveland,  Columbus,  and  Cincinnati  Railroad, 
and  proceeded  in  a  southerly  direction,  one  hundred 
and  ten  miles,  through  the  counties  of  Huron,  Rich- 
land, Crawford,  Morrow,  Delaware, .  and  Franklin. 
The  principal  towns  and  villages  in  the  vicinity  of  thia 
road  are  La  Grange,  Wellington,  New  London,  Green- 
wich, Shelby,  Crestline,  Gallon,  Iberia,  Gilead,  Card- 
ington,  Ashley,  Delaware,  and  Worthington.  The 
largest  of  these  is  Delaware,  the  seat  of  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyau  University,  the  Ohio  Wesloyan  Female  College, 
and  U»e  Delaware  Female   College.     There  is  also  a 


I 


*v;f  8 


!    ?- 


25B 


AirronioonAPnY  op 


Union  school,  with  an  average  6f  four  hundred  and 
fifty  pupils.     Thi8  day's  travel  brought  us  through  a 
level  country  and  fine  improvements;  yet  much  of  the 
land  remains  in  its  primeval  state. 
.    Toward  night  came  to  Columbus,  the  State  capital 
and    scat    of  justice    of    Franklin    County.      It    is 
pleasantly  situated  in  the  center  of  the  State,  on  the 
east  bank  of  the  Scioto  River,  ninety  miles  from  ita 
mouth,  and  is  surrounded  by  a  rich,  populous  country. 
The  site,  nearly  level,  is  laid  out  with  great  neatness 
and    uniformity.     By    an    act   of  the    legislature,   in 
February,    1812,    it    was   establisheil   as   the  seat  of 
government.    In  the  evening,  spoke  in  Rev.  Mr.  Ran- 
dall's  church.  Third  Street,  upon  the  compassionate 
goodness  of  God.     In  the  closing  prayer,  enjoyed  un- 
common goo<l  freedom.     After  service  met  a  kind  re- 
ception from  the  members  of  the  church,  who  mani- 
fested a  degree  of  fraternal  feeling  not  common  for 
strangers.  ,    ;  ■   =    , 

July  21.  Visited  the  new  State-house,  situated 
upon  a  public  square  of  ten  acres,  at  the  intersection  of 
Broad  and  High  Streets.  It  is  built  upon  a  large  and 
liberal  scale,  in  the  ancient  Doric  order,  surpassing  in 
magnitude  every  other  State-house  in  the  United 
States.  The  material  of  which  it  is  made  is  a  hard 
whitish  limestone,  resembling  marble.  Its  dimensions 
are  as  follows:  Length,  three  hundred  and  four  feet; 
width,  one  hundred  and  eighty-four  feet;  height  to  the 
top  of  the  votunda,  one  hundred  and  fifty  seven  feet, 
covering  an  area  of  55,936  square  feet 

The  Ohio  Penitentiary,  an  imposing  edifice  made  of 
Ohio  marble,  is  situated  on  the  bank  of  the  Scioto, 


;• 


SELAH   UIBnAnn    BAnRKTT. 


257 


ur  hundred  and 
;ht  us  through  a 
yet  much  of  the 

;he  State  capital 
County.      It    is 
le  State,  on  the 
Y  miles  from  its 
(opulous  country. 
;h  great  neatness 
e   legislature,   in 
as  the  seat  of 
n  Rev.  Mr.  Ran- 
he  compassionate 
lyer,  enjoyed  un- 
!e  met  a  kind  re- 
urch,  who  mani- 
not  common  for 

e-house,  situated 

he  intersection  of 

upon  a  large  and 

er,  surpassing  in 

in    the    United 

made  is  a  hard 

Its  dimensions 

led  and  four  feet; 

^t ;  height  to  the 

fifty  seven  feet, 

edifice  niade  of 
[k  of  the  Scioto, 


wiiicli,  together  witli  the  iiumorDUS  workshopa  and 
(liose  in  process  of  erection,  comprises  several  acres. 
Was  conductetl  through  the  rooms,  cells,  and  shops, 
and  found  the  cotjvicts  working  with  n  good  degree  of 
skill  at  vorious  trades.  Tliei."  dress  was  uniform — 
striped  shirts,  punts,  and  roundabouts,  manufactured 
expressly  for  their  use.  The  present  number  of  con- 
victs is  eight  hundred  and  filly.  A  flourishing  insti- 
tution, truly  !  Ohio  is  certainly,  in  this  reupect,  a  pro- 
lific State,  to  keep  this  great  State  institution  so  well 
furnished  with  men,  comjielle*!,  without  a  complaining 
word,  to  submit  to  the  weariness  and  degradation  of 
prison  life.  While  here  two  young  men,  one  seven- 
teen and  the  other  fifteen  years  of  age,  were  received 
from  Cuyahoga  County,  having  been  sentenced  for  six 
years.  One  had  {)arenl8,  an<l  Itotli,  l/rothers  and  sisters, 
living.  It  was  painful  to  see  those  so  young  entering 
so  early  upon  a  career  of  crime.  Indeed,  the  majority 
of  the  convict*?  are  under  thirty  years  of  age,  and 
seven-eighths  of  the  whole  numl)er  were  brought  here, 
as  it  is  stated,  through  the  effects  of  intemj)eranc6. 
Where  is  the  man  that  can,  after  taking  these  appall- 
ing facts  into  consideration,  seriously  object  to  temper- 
ance and  reform  ? 

In  the  afternoon,  visited  the  Lunatic  Asylum,* 
founded  in  1836,  and  now  contaiiiiii;  two  hundred 
and  twenty  inmates.  Its  cost  was  $150,000.  None 
should  regret  to  see  u.'  mcv  thus  exj)ended ;  for  if  any 
need  the  benefits  of  i-,  Mful  medical  treatment  and 
suitable    accommixlations,    they    are    those    bereft   of 


•  Burned  down  in  1868. 
17 


^W 


25S 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OP 


reason.  The  institution  foi-  the  blind  stands  three- 
quarters  of  a  mile  cast  of  the  State-house,  and  is  a 
handsome  brick  building.  The  asylum  for  the  deaf 
and  dumb  is  a  splendid  edifice,  situated  in  the  midst 
of  fine  ornamental  grounds.  Starling  Medical  College, 
from  its  peculiar  though  handsome  structure,  always 
attracts  attention. 

July  22.  Took  the  Little  Miami,  and  Columbus 
and  Xenia  llailroad  for  Cincinnati,  a  distance  of 
one  hundred  and  twenty  miles.  Passed  West  Jef- 
ff'i-son,  South  Charleston,  Ccdarville,  Xenia,  Spring 
S'alley,  Morrow,  Deerfichl,  Loveland,  and  Milford,  in 
the  counties  of  Greene,  Warren,  Clermont,  and  Hamil- 
ton. Smm  aller  leaving  Xenia,  the  largest  town  on 
tlu!  way,  came  to  the  Little  Miami  River,  where  the 
lauds,  though  rich,  aasumotl  a  more  uneven  appearance. 
Reachipd  Cincinnati  in  the  afternoon,  and  delivered  a 
discourst;  from  R«!velation  i,  10. 

Jui:y  23.  At  six  in  the  morning  left  Cincinnati, 
on  the  Marietta  and  Cincinnati  Railroad.  Came  to 
Blanclipster  ;  thence  to  Cbillicothe,  on  the  Scioto.  On 
this  river  are  many  extensive  fields  of  corn,  some  of 
which  contain  one  huudre^l  acres  or  more.  Next  went 
to  Athens,  Athens  County,  where  I  stop|jed  for  the 
niglit,  having  traveletl  one  hundred,  and  fifty-seveu 
miles.  Sjient  the  remainder  of  the  day  in  distributing 
books.  Here  is  located  the  Ohio  University,  the  oldest 
literary  institution  in  the  State.  I».s  buildings,  how- 
ever, are  not  remarkable,  being  of  motlerate  di- 
mensioas,  and  rather  antiiiuated  in  appearance.  But 
the  grounds  are  laid  out  in  handsonse  walks,  beauti- 
fully shaded  with  trees  and  shrubbery,     There  wr§ 


■ .  ■«!■;■ 


■^ 


1  stands  three- 
louse,  and  is  a  • 
n  for  the  deaf 
d  in  the  midst 
4e<Vical  College, 
ructure,  always 

,  and  Columbus 
H  distance  of 
isseo   West  Jef-  . 
Xenia,   Spring 
and  Milford,  in    , 
ont,  and  Hamil- 
Inrgest  town  on 
liver,  where  the 
even  apiwarance. 
and  delivered  a 

r  left  Cincinnati, 
Iroad.     Came  to 

the  Scioto.  On 
of  corn,  some  of 
lore.     Next  went 

stopjied  for  the 
and   fifty-seven 
ay  in  distributing 

ersity,  the  oldest 
buildings,  how- 
iif    mo<lcrate    di- 

;\pp«anin(«.     But 
jne  walks,  beuuti- 

ry.    There  vrere 


8EtAH   HIBBAKD    BARUETT. 


259 


two  townships  of  land — Athens  and  Alexander — ajv- 
propriated  for  the  IxMu-fit  of  the  institution;  yet,  with 
this  advantage,  it  has  not  kept  j)ace  with  similar  insti- 
tutions of  younger  growth. 

July  24.  8im\t  the  day  in  Athens,  it  being  the 
Sabbath,  and  attended  two  mieetings ;  one  at  the 
Presbyterian,  and  the  other  at  the  Methodist,  church. 
The  Methodists,  as  a  society,  are  the  most  numerous, 
having  sevei-al  hundred  members.  The  president  and 
most  of  the  professors  of  the  University  are  Method- 
ists. Their  congregations,  composed  of  professors  and 
non-professors,  are  in  the  uniform  habit  of  kneeling 
during  devotional  exercises,  which,  to  say  the  least,  is 
a  commendable  practice.    *!  >^•;;^fr    ''^z 

JlTLY  25.  Came  to  Albany,  nine  miles  by  stage. 
Tiiis  is  also  the  seat  of  a  litersiry  institution.  Here, 
all  who  have  health  and  a  disi)osition  to  labor  can, 
however  {)ecuniarily  embari-assed,  actjiiire  a  thorough 
educ>ation,  and  at  the  same  time  retain  that  physical 
vigor  .so  necessary  to  subsequent  usefulness  and  suc- 
cess. In  the  afternooi.  reached  Rutland,  after  an 
absence  of  nearly  two  and  a  half  months,  having, 
without  the  slightest  awident,  traveled  more  than 
three  thousand  miles.  During  this  tour  I  visited  four- 
teen different  States,  fbrine<l  many  new  acquaintances, 
an<l  labored  with  usual  success  in  promoting  the  cause 
of  tiie  Redeemer,  ^^  'm-'-- •  '   ;-^l    V^T 

August  14.  Preached  in  Rutland  for  the  first  time 
siuTO  ray  return.  Hnd  the  pleasure,  after  a  long  and 
perilous  journey,  of  greeting  a  large  numl>er  of  Chris- 
tian friends,  which  called  forth  expressions  of  grutf- 
tude.     I  left  in  delicate  health,  but  had  now  returned 


260 


AU'i'OI'IOGnAPHV    OF 


with  it  cHscntially  improved,  aiul,  I  trust,  better  pre- 
pared to  «li.s|X!ii»e  the  word  of  life.  ^ 

Skptembkr  26.  AtteiuUnl  the  funeral  of  a  child, 
under  circumstaiioes  of  a  i)eculiar  and  eoleran  nature. 
The  parents,  though  irreligious,  were  esteemed  as 
moral  and  reH^iectable,  but  were  much  devoted  to 
worldly  amusements.  Every  day  seemed  to  open  new 
sources  of  pleasure,  connected  with  fantastic  visions  of 
the  future.  But  amidst  these  life-dreams  of  joy  and 
pleasure,  they  were  visitetl  by  an  unlooked-for 
stroke,— the  sudden  death  of  a  beloved  child,  bound 
by  ties  which  nothing  but  death  could  sever.  This 
melancholy  event  hapi)cned  on  the  day  before  an  ex- 
pected meeting  for  mirth,  for  which  they  had  oi>ened 
their  hall,  and  in  which  they  intended  to  partici pate- 
Providence  had,  however,  ordered  otherwise.  Those 
pleasure-seekers  met  on  the  day  appointed,  not  for 
their  intended  purposes,  but  to  mingle  their  tears  with 
this  heart-stricken  family.  Most  truly  and  emphatic- 
ally was  their  "  laughter  turned  to  mourning."  lu 
the  course  of  my  remarks,  endeavored  to  show  the 
vanity  of  earthly  pleasures,  and  the  excellency  of  the 
religion  of  Christ;  the  one  affording  only  momentary 
happiness;  the  other  lasting  g(H)d  beyond  the  grave. 

November  6.  Attended  two  mettings  of  worship, 
and  also  two  temperance  meetings.  Two  hundred  and 
fitly  persons  signed  the  pledge,  and  the  number  was 
afterward  intireaml  to  three  hundred  and  thirty.  A 
part  of  this  numher  also  publicly  agreed  to  abandon 
tlie  use  of  tobaeeo  in  all  its  f(»rms.  May  the  work  of 
reform  go  on  until  the  great  sins  of  the  land  are  oli- 
literated.       .,, 


i,j„nr  ■n.nm«»»«~«^jjp(|||jfap— »^« 


:,  better  pre- 

^,;  ■ 

I  of  a  child, 
lemn  nature, 
esteemed    as 
1    devoted   to 
r  to  open  nevr 
itic  visious  of 
03  of  joy  and 
unlooked-for 
child,  bound 
i  sever.     This 
before  an  ex- 
ey  had  ojiened 
to  participate, 
jrwise.     Those 
(inted,  not   for 
heir  tearti  with 
and  enipliatic- 
lourning."    I" 
1  to  sliow  the 
cellency  of  the 
momentary 
tlie  grave, 
of  worship, 
hundred  and 
number  was 
thirty.     A 
to  abandon 
tlie  work  of 
land  are  ob- 


HELAH    IIIRBARD   BARRETT. 


261 


N«^VEMBKK  24.  (lave  a  thanksgiving  address, 
piiowiiig,  among  other  things,  the  marked  dlH'erence 
bc'twt^Mi  ('hri.stian  and  pagan  coimtries.  The  govern- 
ors of  twelve  States — three  slave  and  nine  free  States — 
ii^sued  tlieir  pnMihiniations,  reconmiending  this  day  as  a 
day  for  fasting  and  prayer.  Multitudes,  no  doubt,  will 
realize  a  benefit  by  so  doing,  tiianking  tlie  ail-wise 
Creator  for  tlie  continuance  of  life  and  for  the  bestowal 
of  unnumbered  blessings. 


"■■'i'-  ^j  ,vS*'i:'l.'v^,;J'v 


-■n  ,■■'■: 


CHAPTER    LI  I. 


HOME    INCIDENTS. 


>'>4-i  i'-y^i'^ 


February  26,  1860.  Preaclied  from  Psalm  xlvi, 
4:  "  There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make 
glad  the  eity  of  Gwi,"  etc.  In  the  evening  another 
brotlier  preaehetl,  after  which  I  made  a  few  desultory 
remarks.  The  congregations  were  serious  and  at- 
tentive. 

March  3.  Attcnde<l  monthly  meeting,  and  spoke 
on  various  t<»j»i(!S.  There  seemed  to  be  an  awakening 
among  professors,  and  a  desnx"  to  arise  in  the  strength 
of  the  Redeemer.  One  united  wiil>  the  ciiuroh,  ex- 
pressing an  unwavering  resolution  to  live  the  "  life  of 
the  rigltteous," 

March  11.  Rotnrninj;  from  Cincinnati,  attended  a 
meeting  in  Mason  City,  Virginia.  In  the  afternoon, 
eross<'d  the  Ohio  River  to  Pomeroy,  and  attended  a 
largo  ami  entlmsiastic  temperance  meeting  in  the 
Court-house.     There  were  present  several  reformed  in- 


r\ 


11 


m 


262 


AUTOBIOaUAl'HY  OF 


ebriatc8,  plainly  demonstrating  the  ntility  of  the 
tcnjperuuce  movement.  In  the  evening,  attended  re- 
ligionH  servioes  at  the  Methodist  chapel,  which  was  a 
profitable  season.       ij  ,  «ii  i >^#*i> '^i-b 

March  25.     Preached  in  Rutland,  supplying  the 
pulpit  of  an  absent  miuiHter.    In  the  evening,  attended 
service  in  another  neighborhou<l.     Both  meetings  were    ' 
well   attended,  and  a   commendable   degree   of  zeal 
manifested. 

April  8.  Preat-hed  to  a  large  audience,  showing 
specifically  that  the  conversion  of  the  world,  in  a  great 
degree,  de|^)ends  u(K)n  the  united  and  vigorous  efforts 
of  Christians.  After  service  made  several  visits,  re-  - 
solving,  God  giving  me  strength,  to  be  more  prompt 
in  the  future  discharge  of  tluty.  There  is  much,  very' 
much  to  be  accomplished.  , '«»; 

May  26-28.  Attended,  in  Aleaander,  the  spring 
session  of  Athens  Quarterly  Meeting.  On  Saturday, 
the  second  day  of  the  meeting,  a  funeral  discourse  was  ; 
delivered.  On  the  Sabbath,  the  sacrament  was  ad- 
ministered to  a  large  flumber  of  brethren  from  the  ad- 
joining towns  and  counties.  On  Sabbath  evening,  by 
request,  preached  to  a  crowded  house.  One  came  for- 
ward for  baptism,  and  was  received  by  the  church. 
After  worship,  on  Monday,  the  congregation  repaired 
to  a  shady  dell,  through  which  iMkssed  a  stream  of 
water,  where  the  ordinance  of  baptism  was  adminis- 
tered to  two  persons, 

JiTNE  10,     Accompanied  by  a  friend,  went  to  Pom- 
eroy  and  Middleport,  and  attended  a  meeting  at  each    >{ 
place.     At  the  latter  the  audience  was  large,  and  the 
season   unusually   solemn  and  interesting,     Not   leaa 


"•><»■ 


ility  of  tlie 
atU'iuled  re- 
whicli  was  a 

applying  the 
>itig,  attended 
iicetings  were 
!gree   of  seal 

ince,  showing 
rid,  in  a  great 
igorous  efforts 
ral  visits,  re- 
more  prompt 
is  much,  very' 

er,  the  spring 
On  Saturday, 
dittoourse  was 
nent  was  ad- 
I  iVom  the  ad- 
,h  evening,  by 
e)ne  came  fbr- 
y  the  church, 
ation  repaired 
a  stream  of 
was  adminis- 

went  to  Pom- 
H:ting  at  each 
large,  and  the 
»g.    Not  lesa 


:;¥,-?TrTf' 


SELAn    HIBBARD   nAURETT. 


than  one  hundred  joined  in  celebrating  the  holy  eu- 
charist. 

Jui^Y  12.  Experienced  a  sad  and  melancholy 
day — the  death  of  my  father  I  A  little  more  than  two 
years  had  passed  since  I  followed  to  the  grave  my  be- 
loved mother,  and  now  my  venerable  father  is  no 
more !  But  I  do  not  mourn  as  those  without  ho|>e. 
Both  of  them  had  long  bo^n  professors  of  religion,  my 
father  being  a  minister  of  the  gospel.  Two  and  a  half 
weeks  before  his  death  I  listt^ned  to  his  last  public  ad- 
dress, little  thinking  that  it  was  the  last  time  I  should 
ever  hear  his  voice  in  the  congregation  of  the  living. 
Imnie<liatcly  afVer,  he  was  taken  ill,  and  rapid  was  his 
descent  to  the  grave.  Was  permitted,  as  with  my 
mother,  to  witness  his  last  moments,  a  privilege  of 
which  I  would  not  have  been  deprived  for  any  earthly 
consideration.  Painful  and  affecting  as  it  is  to  witneas 
the  final  departure  of  parents,  it  was  a  consolation  to 
hear  their  last  dying  woi-ds,  and  to  wipe  from  their 
brows  the  cold  sweat  of  death.  My  father  was  fully 
sensible  of  his  last  end,  and  spent  much  of  his  time  in 
religious  conversation  and  prayer.  His  last  word,  ut- 
teretl    almut    five    minutes    before    he    expired,    was 

Jl/LY  13.  Funeral  services  at  the  Baptist  church, 
where  a  solemn  and  appropriate  discourse  was  de- 
livered by  Rev.  Ira  Z.  Haning,  to  a  crowded  audience, 
from  1  Thessalonians  iv,  14:  "For  if  we  believe  that 
Jesus  died  and  rose  again,  even  so  them  also  which 
sleep  in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with  him."  After  the 
exercises  closed,  *the  renuiiiis  were  committed  to  the 
dustj  beside  the  grave  of  my  mother,  ,,,.t-;  ■,- 


!■  «h 


;ll 


264 


AUTOBKKJRAPIIY   OF 


AnousT  11,  12.  Attended  the  Oliio  River  Yearly 
Meeting,  liehl  at  Albany.  One  qnarterly  meeting  re- 
jM)rlfd  a  general  revival  iiitercHt.  Among  the  reso- 
lutions pasHctl  was  the  iuUuwing:  "  liettolved,  That  we 
di-eply  regret  the  death  of  our  aged  brother,  Rev. 
Skf-aii  BAUKKrr,  who  was  one  of  the  early  and  real 
lVien«ls  of  our  beh)ved  Zion  in  Soutlioru  Ohio;  tliat,  in 
\\\A  unwearied  efforts  to  promote  the  cause  of  Ciirist 
and  iiumanity,  we  have  an  example  wortliy  of  our  im- 
itation, and  that  his  family  liave  our  warmest  sympa- 
thies." 

Skitembkr  2.  At  seven  o'clock  this  morning,  was 
married  in  the  vilhige  of  Rutland,  to  Miss  Rkbkoca 
Ass  SiMMH,  ehlest  daugliter  of  Mr.  Hezekiah  Simms, 
wiio  died  a  few  years  since  '  ineinnati,  where  liis 
family  then  resided.  Thougli  .r  wedding  had  long 
^been  anticipated,  yet  it  was  unlooked  for  at  this  time. 
We,  tlierefore,  left  the  town  in  jKnice  and  quietness, 
which  harmonized  far  better  with  our  feelings  ;;id 
sense  of  propriety,  than  the  unmeaning  dis|>lay  usually 
made  on  such  occasions.  Indeed,  a  union  for  life  is 
one  of  solemn  res|M)nsibility,  and  should  not,  as  is  too 
commonly  the  case,  be  treate<l  with  levity  and  indiffer- 
ence. Proceeding  to  Ponieroy,  a  few  miles  distant,  we 
attended,  at  eleven  o'clock,  divine  service  at  the 
Metliodist  chapel,  enjoying,  a  season  of  spiritual  union 
from  on  high,  with  Christ  our  Head  and  common 
Father,  with  whom  we  hope  to  be  more  perfectly 
united  when  death  shall  dissolve  this  earthly  union. 

Septembkb  16.  Being  requested  by  the  pastor, 
Rev.  E.  S.  Weaver,  preached  in  the  Presbyterian 
ohurch,  in  Rutland.     Though  there  were  threatening 


W^Wspiif-- 


KRI<AH    HIIMiARD   BAIlUKTr. 


ii«J5 


:iver  Yearly 
meeting  re- 
ip  tlie  rcso- 
vcd,  That  we 
■other,  Rev. 
irly  and  real 
>hio;  that,  in 
lae  of  Christ 
ly  of  our  ira- 
rmest  synipa- 

morning,  was 
iH8  Rkukcca 
L'kiah  Simms, 
iti,  where  his 
ling  had  long 
-  at  this  time, 
ind  quietness, 
feelings  ;ind 
isplay  usually 
ion  for  life  is 
not,  as  is  too 
and  indiffer- 
es  distant,  we 
rvice    at    the 
)iritual  union 
and  common 
ore   perfectly 
ily  union, 
the   pastor, 
Presbyterian 
threatening 


indi«titiuuH  of  :i  storm,  yet  the  meeting  was  numorou.sly 
attcndc*].  In  ihe  aflcrniHm,  went  to  Middlcport,  and 
heard  a  lecture  on  foreign  miHsionii  by  Rev.  Mr. 
Dotiglas,  late  luiHsionary  front  I!)irnmh,  the  wene  of 
Dr.  Judwoii'M  labors.  It  was  full  of  interest,  iilxMind- 
ing  witi,  incidents  and  fuctx  of  the  nutut  startling 
nature,  wliich  had  fallen  under  his  own  {lersonnl 
observation.  The  |K.>risliing  wants  of  (he  h<>atlien,  a.s 
de8eril)e<l  by  him,  werr-  sufficient  to  awaken  in  everj- 
mind  no(  devoid  of  sympathy  and  humanity  the  true 
missiouary  spirit. 

OoxjnKU  7.  Preaolu'd  iu  Rntlnnd.  For  some 
months  pa.s(  a  general  hikewarmncss  has  prevailetl;  but 
now  the  indiuitions  are  more  favorable.  There  was 
manifested  a  determination  to  go  up,  in  tiie  name  of 
Israel's  G(kI,  and  jHwsess  the  "  goodly  land."  , 

NovKMHKU  1.  Having  thoroughly  repaired  the  old 
homestead,*  when;  my  eliildh(K)d  and  youth  had  l)een 
sjKMit,  we  removetl  upon  it,  and  fomnienwd  hous<*keep- 
ing.  Having  for  some  years  had  no  settled  place  of 
residence,  I  feel  like  u  wanderer  that  has,  after  ii  long 
absence,  returned  to  his  fnlher's  house.  But  it  docs 
not  seem  like  the  home  it  once  was,  in  con8wpieiic(» of 
the  absence  of  my  sisters  atul  the  «leath  of  my  parents. 
A  feeling  of  sadni-ss  comes  over  my  mind  when 
thoughts  of  other  days  iire  called  to  remembrance. 
The  first  occupants — luy  parents — lunc  passed  away, 
and  soon  the  same  will  be  said  of  the  present  ones. 
However  much  an  earthly  home  may  be  vahuxl,  our 
chief  hopes  .md  aspirations  s'liould  center  up«in  one 


hI 


I 


266 


AirroBioaRAFHY  or 


above — "  a  house  not  uiade  with  handti,  eteriuil  iu  the 
beaveus." 

CHAPTER    LIII.         '    " 

■'■.,»   '  , 

OPE»lNO   OF  TIIK    RKBKM-ION. 

February  10,  1861.  Aroac,  ftcling  the  exhila- 
rating influonces  of  u  lovely  morning,  the  mercury 
riaiiig  to  sixty-five  (legrt'<>H.  l^reaeheil  iu  Rutland; 
waa  happy  to  find  Houie  n'joicing  in  the  new  cre- 
ation,— the  spiritual  birth.  This  work  of  grace  in- 
chuU'8  about  twenty  in  the  morning  and  spring-time 
of  life,  of  which  this  beautiful,  unclouded,  aud  Hjjriug- 
like  day  is  strikingly  einblematiinil.  '' 

April  14.  Preached  upon  the  j)ower  and  efficiency 
of  the  gospel.  The  work  of  revival  is  spreading, 
particularly  among  the  youth.  Nine  more  have 
emerged  into  gospel  light,  and  become  members  of  the 
visible  church.  .        .■,;:>.  -^ 

May  12.  ExiK>ctc<l  no  service  In  consequence  of 
the  inclemency  of  the  weather.  But  at  the  hour  of 
worship,  though  the  elements  were  still  in  commotion, 
found  a  gotnl  congregation,  composed  of  different  de- 
nominations, to  whom  I  preached  Christ  and  the  res- 
urrection. 

Junk  9.  Preachetl  to  a  large  audience  with  more 
than  usual  fervor,  imparting  practical  instruction  to 
the  young  believers.  At  the  close,  baptizeil  one — a 
convert — who  gave  the  most  satisfactory  evidence  of 
true  piety  aud  a  steadfast  determination  to  obey  God. 

July   4.     Spent  the  "glorious  Fourth,"  as  it  is 


Wiriirriii  .mlli'WM 


Bternal  iu  the 


iN. 

ig  the  exhila- 
,  the  mercury 
1  iu  llutlttud; 
the  new   cre- 
t  of  gruce  in- 
lul  spriug-fnuo 
ed,  uuil  spring- 
er and  efficiency 
1    JM   spivaiUug, 
lie    more    huve 
members  of  tlie 

consequence  of 
at  tilt  hoar  of 
I  in  commotion, 
of  different  de- 
ist and  the  res- 

Bnce  with  more 
instruction  to 
l;)aptizetl  one — a 
Lry  evidence  of 

m  to  obey  God. 

Urth,"  as  it  is 


RF.LAII    HIimAIlD   BAItUKTr. 

ctilliHl,  in  my  ntndy,  the  day  bringing  with  it  a  new 
train  of  thouglit  and  feeling.  Civil  war,  with  ail  its 
horrors,  in  in  our  midst.  Eleven  Southern  States  have, 
within  a  few  mouths  past,  M-ceih'tl  from  the  Union,  dtv 
dared  their  independenee,  and  oommeuwd  active  hos- 
tilities against  the  general  governnu>nt.  Troo|)s,  in 
great  numbers,  are  volunteering  to  protect  the  country 
from  further  invasion  and  to  quell  the  rebellion. 
Never,  since  the  formation  of  the  Fe«leral  government, 
have  the  elemeutH  of  national  discord  been  so  visibly 
develojKHl, — the  North  and  South  arrayiHl  in  arms 
against  eaeh  other.  Thousands  will  doubtless  perish 
upon  the  battle-field,  before  the  present  existing  dif- 
fieulties  are  settled. 

AuaUHT  4.  Witnessed  the  departure  of  a  company 
of  cavalry  for  the  seat  of  war,  eon)|)osed  of  y«)ung  men, 
mostly  from  this  township  and  county.  Yesterday  the 
village  was  filled  with  the  friends  and  relatives  of  the 
brave  berths,  being  the  day  appointe<l  for  making  the 
final  arrangements  for  leaving.  P;itriotic  B|)eeche8 
were  made  by  several  prominent  citizens,  after  which  a 
gentleman  stepped  forward  and  remarked,  that  "  the 
race  is  not  to  the  swift,  nor  tht  battle  to  the  strong;" 
but  "  blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the  Lord." 
As  a  memorial  of  this  precept,  a  beautiful  pocket  Bible 
was  presented  to  the  captain,  with  an  injunction  to 
imitate  the  noble  Washington,  who  relied  for  success 
upon  the  justness  of  his  cause,  the  uprightness  of  his 
actions,  nnd  the  providences  of  God. 

August  24.  Our  son.  Burton  Selah  Barrett,  was 
born.  Shotdd  God,  in  his  i)rovidence,  remove  us 
hence,  leaving  him  an  orphan,  may  he  be  saved  from 


m 


ffiffl 


*"^C<^ 


t^i^ 


\4 
I 


268 


AUTOBIOORArilY   OF 


vice  ami  ruin.  But  on  the  other  hand,  should  b»3  be 
removed  from  us,  may  his  death  be  sanciliiod  tc  our 
good. 

SEPTfcMBER  26.  Obs(Mved  this  day,  as  recom- 
mended by  tlie  president  of  the  United  States  and  the 
governor  of  01)io,  as  a  day  of  humiliation,  prayer,  and 
fasting,  for  guiihmee  by  t\\v  r^upreme  Ruler  of  nations, 
that  law,  and  ortler,  and  })ea<;e  may  be  re-established, 
and  the  blessings  of  eivil  and  religious  liberty  Beviir*^ 
and  perpetuated  throughout  the  wide  extent  of  the 
country. 

OcTOBEn  12.  Preaehed  at  the  usual  hour  and 
place ;  but  how  changed  the  number  and  character  of 
the  audience!  Six  nu)nth8  ago  the  streets  were 
crowdtxl  with  young  >nen  passing  to  and  fro,  but  now 
scarcely  one  is  to  be  Kvn.  They  are  gone,  at  the 
country's  summons,  to  defend  their  father-land,  though 
at  the  prlw  f  blood;  From  Meigs  County,  a  sniall 
^ounty  too,  more  than  one  thousand  have  already  en- 
tered the  army. 

NovEMBEU  10.  Spoke  of  the  "better  country," 
typified  by  Canaan,  the  land  of  promise.  Hoi)ed  to 
create  a  deeper  interest  in  that  country,  where  the 
dtivastating  etfects  of  war  and  kindred  evils  are  un- 
known. But  it  is  exceedingly  diificult,  at  present,  to 
withdraw  the  public  mind  from  the  jierilous  conditiop 
of  the  country.  Consequently  there  is  great  religious 
apathy — few  or  no  revivals.  -?;    ^     ■>-:<  -,-- 


'91? 


•r^^Mkim 


!aS?>w^ 


II 1 1  III  mill  I 

w... 


hand,  should  ho  be 
be  sanci.iiod  tc  our 

his  day,  as  rccom- 
inited  States  and  the 
n illation,  prayer,  and 
me  Ruler  of  nations, 
ay  he  re-established, 
gious  liberty  e^vur^d 
wide  extent  of  the 

.■■■\  ^  ^  '  ■ 
he  tisual  hour  and 
iber  and  character  of 
;()  the  streets  were 
;  to  and  fro,  bat  now 
icy  are  gone,  at  the 
ir  father-land,  though 
;eigs  County,  a  sniall 
ind  have  already  en- 

e  "  better  country," 
promise.     Hoi)ed  to 

country,  where  the 
ndred  evils  are  un- 
iSou't,  at  present,  to 

le  j)erilous  condition 
lere  is  great  religious 

■.V-    i-       '\-'\    i'i'^'if. 


i^il' 


SKLAH    HinBARI)    DARRETT.  269 


CHAPTER    LIV. 

"war,  and  rumors  of  war." 

January  12,  1862.     Preached  under  great  mental 
depression,  the  cause  of  which  is  attributed    to   the 
present  gloomy  asjKKJt  of  things,   politic^'y  and   re- 
ligiously.    According  to  the  rcjwrt  of  the  .Lecrelary  of 
War,  there  are  in  the  field  more  than  six  hundred  and 
sixty  thouisand  troops,— a  greater  force  than  Napoleon 
ever  raised  in  tlie  same  length  of  time;  yet  the  insur- 
rection is  not  suppressed.     But  the  difficulty  of  crush- 
ing the  rebellion  is  enhanced  by  the  extent  of  territory 
rebelling.     An  area  of  733,144  square  miles,  possess- 
ing a  coast   line  of  3,526  miles,  and  a  shore  line  of 
7,031    miles  in  length,  is  now  in  iwssession    of  the 
enemy.     The  expense  of  the  government,  for  the  su})- 
port  of  the  army  and  navy,  is  estimated  at  two  mil- 
lions of  dollars  a  day,  and  one  million  for  the  value 
which    the   labor  of  the  soldiers   and    sailors    would 
create  if  devoted  to  peaceful,  productive  employments. 
Three  milli()u«  daily,  not  to  mention  suiFering  and  loss 
of  life !     Such  a  rel)ellion  is  not  known  in  the  annals 
of  history. 

Fkbruary  24.  This  day  completes  forty  yiars  of 
my  life.  Once  forty  years  seemed  like  an  age,  but  now 
more  like  a  dream.  W  itii  what  astonishing  velm^ity 
do  the  years  pass!  With  what  great  rapidity  am  I 
ha.stening  to  the  tomb!  How  well  should  be  s}vent  the  " 
remainder  of  life,— fragmentary  portions  of  human 
existence.  Not  in  worldly  pursuits,  not  in  philo- 
sophical sjieculutions,  but  iu  true  devotion  to  Christ, 


!     I 


I 


I'  'I 


270 


AUTOmOflttAI'HY    OF 


whose  sorvice  doiDaiuls  our  uiuHvuled  labors.  Though 
toiling  for  years,  amidst  life's  fluctuating  scenes,  yet 
my  work  is  not  done,  nor  will  it  be,  till  tlie  last  pulse 
ceaarsj  to  beat,  and  the  last  convulsive  struggle  is  over. 
And,  now,  a  review  of  the  past  forces  itself  i  the 
thoughts.  At  the  age  of  twenty,  trembling  u^.  •  the 
verge  of  the  grave,  I  had  little  expectation  of  reaching 
forty.  But  the  T^ord  has  been  better  than  my  fears. 
Why,  then,  should  I  distrust  his  providence  or  doubt 
bis  goodness?  Come  life  or  come  death,  Lord,  I  am 
thine,  forever  thine ! 

March  9.  Was  much  favored  in  presenting  the 
ciefisage  of  salvation  to  an  attentive,  listening  audi- 
ence. A  greater  interest  is  being  manifested  in  divine 
things.  Light  5s  bIko  gkaming  upon  the  darkened  ho- 
rizon of  our  country.  For  the  last  month  victory  after 
victory  has  been  gained  on  the  field,  though  witli  the 
loss  of  many  valuable  lives.  The  rebeliion  has  been 
driven  from  the  border  States — West  Virginia,  Ken- 
tucky, and  Missouri — where  several  blomly  buttles 
have  been  fought.  Great  success?  has  also  attend«Mi  the 
naval  expeditions  on  the  Atlantic  cosKts,  creating  in 
the  rebel  forces  much  alarm. 

May  26.  Attendwl  the  funeral  of  an  officer  in  the 
Federal  army.  He  had  just  arrivwil  at  vigoroua  man- 
hood, opening  into  a  life  of  ueefulness,  wbec  he 
voliniteered  his  aervicws  to  aid  in  repressing  the  great 
rebeliion  now  raging  in  the  land.  On  the  bloody  field 
of  Shiloh,  or  PittHburg  Landing,  Tennessee,  April 
6th  and  7th,  he  distinguished  himself  by  his  pers<inal 
bravery.  Shortly  utter  the  battle  he  was  attacki-d  with 
illness,  and  removed  from  the  active  scenes  in  which 


WJtasnrnmumHmammsimMt 


T^sr^^-^^rrxTTTfrnm?^:  '^"^ , 


)ors.  Though 
ig  scenes,  yet 
:  the  last  pulse 
niggle  is  over, 
tself  1  the 
)luig  U|,  •  the 
on  of  reaching 
than  my  fears, 
lonce  or  doubt 
h,  Lord,  I  am 

presenting  the 
istening  audi- 
este<l  in  divine 
e  dsirkened  ho- 
iii  victory  after 
io;igh  with  the 
:;liion  has  been 
Virginia,  Ken- 
blomly  bjittles 
so  attended  the 
ibi)  creating  ici 

n  oflRcer  in  the 
vigorous  man- 
lesK,  when  he 
mii^  the  great 
le  bloody  field 

nessee,  Apri^ 
>y  hin  jieisonal 

iittiick<>d  with 
amcif  in  which 


8ELAH   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


he  had  so  nobly  participated,  with  the  hoj>e  of  re- 
covery. But,  alas !  it  was  a  vain,  delusive  hope.  In 
one  week  afler  reaching  his  parents'  residence  in  llu(>- 
land  death  relieved  him  of  his  command.  AtKUit  five 
hundred  {wople  were  present  at  the  funeral,  and  hia 
untimely  death  brings  sorrow  aud  heaviness  among  a 
wide  circle  of  associattis  and  friends. 

June  8.  Rode  twenty  five  miles  and  attended  two 
meetings.  It  was  interesting,  in  th<j  midst  of  war,  to 
see  some  achieving  glorious  victories  under  Christ  the 
Prince  of  Peace.  Could  the  world  be  bnuight  under 
the  reigning  influence  of  Christ,  bow  soon  would  be 
verified  tlie  language  of  Scripture :  "  Ami  they  shall 
beat  their  swords  into  ploughshares,  and  their  spwrrs 
into  pruning-hooks;  mition  shall  not  lift  up  awcird 
against  nation,  neither  shall  they  lejvrn  war  any  itnoro." 

Jui>Y  13.  Went  to  Che^jhsre,  and  delivered  a  dis- 
course. Within  the  last  six  or  seven  months,  a  revival 
had  l»een  enjoyed,  extending  to  different  parte  of  the 
township.  About  fifty  had  made  public  profession  of 
relii^ion,  uniting  with  the  Presbyteriajis,  Methodists, 
and  Fr^Kiwill  Baptists.  The  subj<«;^tfi  of  the  wori;  em- 
bra(«d  8.  large  portion  of  the  studeats  of  Cheshire 
At'ademy,  who  will  so«jn  be  prepared  to  enti^r  upon  a 
new  splkere  of  usefulness., 

AcousT  24.  At  Alexander  attended  the  Athcu„3 
Quarterly  Meeting.  A  large  congregation  and  many 
able  ministers  v/cre  present;  yet  all  listened  in  ])ro- 
found  silence  to  the  elixiuent'e  of  a  feniale  siwinker. 
Notwithstanding  the  prejudiot^s  entertained  against 
Sj»eaker8  of  this  <;laf«,  it  must  be  ct)n(:!eded  t'nat  the 
gentler  sex  are  not  entirely  destitute  of  tah-nit,  and 


1 1 


fmcMfmMmmmMmmmtmimaamsimiSmmim 


272 


AUTOBKXJRAPUY   OF 


have  filled  in  society  stations  in  which  many  men 
were  found  incompetent.  Who,  in  literatare,  politits, 
and  state,  ever  distinguished  themselvea  more  than 
Hannah  More,  Madam  Roland,  and  Queen  Elizabeth? 

Skptembeu  6.  Attended  Quarterly  Meeting  at 
Middleport,  on  the  Ohio  River ;  but  it  was  not  fully 
attended.  The  inhabitants  were  in  fearful  suspense, 
expecting  every  hour  an  attack  from  a  guerrilla  band 
of  cavalry  on  the  opposite  shore.  Two  days  before, 
they  had  forded  the  river  near  Rjieine,  a  few  miles 
above,  eomniitting  depredations,  threatening  to  visit 
and  destroy  Pomeroy  and  Middleport.  Upon  learning 
this,  the  inhabitants,  far  and  near,  old  and  young,  col- 
lect<'d  in  haste,  at  the  dead  hour  of  night,  prepared  for 
resistance.  But  the  rebels,  fearing  the  consequences, 
made  no  attack,  and  recrussetl  the  river,  waiting,  as  is 
suppofie<l,  a  more  convenient  opportunity  to  execute 
their  purposes. 

Skptkmbkr  28.  Attended,  in  Rutland,  the  funeral 
of  a  young  lady,  cut  down  in  the  midst  of  life.  While 
war  is  slaying  its  thousands  upon  the  battle-field, 
death  is  sileptiy  entering  the  home  circle,  also  grasping 
its  victims.  At  home  nor  abroad  are  we  secure  from 
the  ravages  of  death.  It  vi.sits  us  sooner  or  later,  in 
some  form,  consigning  us  to  the  house  appointed  for  all 
living. 

NovEMBKR  16.  Witnessed  the  funeral  obsequies  of 
a  soldier,  who,  in  common  with  mnltitudes  in  the 
artiiy,  hud  fallen,  not  by  the  swonl,  but  by  disease. 
But  he  had  the  sustaining  grace  of  Gml  to  support 
him,  having,  in  early  youth,  conswrated  himself  to 
the  Savior,  in  whose  service  he  was  equally  as  faithful 


[ih  irauy  men 
ature,  politics, 
63  more  than 
sen  Elizabeth? 
y  Meeting   at 

was  not  fully 
irful  suspense, 
giuTrilla  band 
o  days  before, 
!,  a  few  miles 
ening  to  visit 
Ujx>n  learning 
nd  young,  col - 
t,  prepared  for 

consequences, 
,  waiting,  as  is 
ity   to  execute 

id,  the  funeral 

f>f  life.    While 

battle-field, 

also  grasping 

e  secure  from 

r  or  later,  in 

pointed  for  all 

obsequitsj  of 
litudes  in  the 
lit  by  disease, 
ml  to  support 
id  himself  to 
ly  as  faithful 


SELAH  iiinnAun  nAunr-rr. 


273 


as  in  the  service  of  his  country.  Conld  every  soldier, 
when  called,  thus  render  up  his  account,  happy  would 
be  the  reflection  to  snrviving  friends. 

December  31.  During  the  \>&ht  year,  especially 
the  last  ten  months,  much  of  ray  time  has  been  occu- 
pied in  revising  and  preparing  for  the  press  my 
Autobi(^raphy,  to  be  published.  Providence  permit- 
ling,  at  some  future  periwl.  In  consequence  of  tlie 
war  I  have  not  preaciied  as  mudi  as  usual ;  yet  in 
otiier  j!pheres  of  action  I  have,  I  trust,  been  no  leisw 
useful.  One  new  feature  in  my  labors  was  aiding,  as 
far  as  practicable,  sick  and  wounded  soldiers. 


CHAPTER    LV. 

REVIVALS. 

Januaky  1,  1863.  The  past  year  has  been  an 
eventful  one  in  the  hisiory  of  our  country.  In  ad- 
dition to  the  war,  Indian  hostilities  in  the  VVest  have 
fillwl  many  hearts  with  .sadncs.s.  But  there  is  one  star 
of  hope  tiiat  brightens  the  moral  and  political  horizon 
^Of  the  land — the  PriK-lamalion  of  Freedom.  The 
president,  Abraham  Lincoln,  has  tlivs  day  declared  the 
freedom  of  the  slaves  in  the  States  and  parts  of  States 
wherein  the  people  thereof  are  now  in  rebellion 
again.st  the  United  States.  A  memorable  day  in  the 
annals  of  our  country  and  of  the  world !  Four  mil- 
lion chattels  turned,  to  men.  What  heart  rejoicings! 
G<M^  uless  the  president,  and  Cod  save  the  Union,  will 
be  the  united  prayer  of  the  enslaved.  "The  Lord 
18 


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274 


At:T»)BIOGU.\PnY  OF 


reignetli,  lot  tlio  ctutli  ivjoice."     "  The  Lord  reigneth, 
kt  the  iiutiuii8  tri'iuble." 

Jaxuauy  11.  Hoard  a  discourse  delivered  by  a 
coiitrabaiid.  Ho  possesMcd,  despite  the  prejudices 
against  atlor,  more  than  ordinary  iialural  talents, 
which,  in  &  measure,  supplied  his  luck  of  mental  cul- 
ture. Still  his  language  was  quite  precise,  and  bis 
tlieological  views  in  tlie  main  correct.  ,^   -^iMi/ 

Fkbuuauy  24.  By  appointment,  furnished  an  es- 
say on  the  "  Rosurrection,"  to  be  road  l)efore  the  ^linis- 
tera'  conference  of  the  Ohio  River  Yearly  Meeting, 
bold  at  Albany,  Athens  County.  Though  lengthy  and 
doubtless  defective,  it  was  received  without  criticism. 

April  19.  Preached  in  Rutland.  There  has  re- 
cently betui  a  glorious  revival  in  this  place,  a  few 
particulars  of  which,  it  is  believed,  will  be  iuterosting. 
About  the  first  of  March,  a  quarterly  meeting  was 
held  with  the  Second  Freewill  Baptist  Church.  In 
oonsequence  of  the  inclemeut  weather  and  bad  roads,  it 
was  thinly  attende<l,  and  the  prospects  for  a  revival  not 
at  uli  tlatl(iiiig.  But  toward  the  close  of  the  session, 
the  members  of  (|ip  |;|iilii  li  lit'ciim  >  niuoli  revived,  con- 
IbsHt'd  tluijj-  |iac)cs|i()i|iu^,  umj  oxnrossotl  desires  for  a 
|*vlV|»l.  A  ^'\\m\  m\mmm  lii  l  lini  to  prvade- 
t\\e  luliitls  of  t|te  l|ll|m|i|tt!(jj,  i||ji|  It  was  thought 
aovisablo  to  proibot  the  ineejlilg  so  Jong  as  indications 
of  good  were  apparent.  The  liicctiiig  wore,  therefore, 
continued  about  three  weeks,  by  Rev.  Oscar  E.  ^kker 
and  others,  resulting  in  the  conversion  of  ahniif  Hfif 
mn\H,  most  of  wjionj  Imvt'  Ihuh  liiijijiKiij  and  joined  the 
cluircli.  The  work  having  now  extondod  within  the 
limits  of  the  First  Freowilj  Baptist  Church,  located  in 


■BHIHP 


8KI-AH   Hinil.vnD    HAURKTT. 


276 


Lord  reigneth, 

lelivered  by  a 
:he  prejudices 
itural  talents, 
of  nieutal  cul- 
ecise,  and  bis 

irnislied  an  es- 
forc  tlie  ^linis- 
early  Meeting, 
r\i  lengtliy  and 
}ut  criticism. 
There  has  re- 
i   place,  a  few 
be  interesting. 
r  meeting    was 
t  Church.     In 
id  bad  roads,  it 
ir  a  revival  not 
of  the  session, 
revived,  con- 
desires  for  a 
III  III  pervade" 
was   thought 
iifl  indications 
ere,  therefore, 
soar  E.  IJaker 
f  a|mii(  Kfty 
and  joined  tlie 
id  witiiin  the 
loh,  located  In 


the  village  of  Rutland,  three  miles  distant,  a  series  of 
meetings  were  also  comiuenanl.  The  eft'ort  was  suc- 
cessful. About  twenty-five  weve  converted  and  added 
to  the  church,  making  an  addition  of  seventy-five 
members  to  tlie  two  churches.  ^'^^v''  ^i'^ec^^^s-ttiii- 
The  subjects  of  the  work  are  mostly  young  people 
of  influence,  including  some  heads  of  families,  in 
which  family  worship  is  established.  It  is  interesting 
to  state  that  among  the  inquirers  was  a  respectable 
young  lady,  who,  from  five  years  of  age,  has  been  e«- 
tiiely  deprivetl  of  hearing,  and  nearly  so  of  s|)eech. 
Yet  she  was  a  regular  and  intc'rested  attendant  on 
worship,  and  became  dwply  impressed  with  the  im- 
IK)rtance  of  salvation.  She  sought  Gcxl  with  a  prayer- 
ful heart,  and  to  her  joy  found  him  "  the  chiefest 
among  ten  thousand."  Some  found  the  Lord  precious 
to  their  souls  while  engageil  in  the  daily  avocations  of 
life ;  some,  while  on  their  bended  knees,  supplicating 
a  throne  of  grace;  some,  whil^i  in  the  congregation  of 
the  saints;  plainly  showing  thai  the  Spirit's  operation 
is  not  litnited  to  certain  forms  and  ceremonies.  Com- 
j)aratively  little  opposition  has  been  manifested,  and 
the  exercises  of  worship  have  been  unusually  solemn 
and  interesting,  the  old  brethren  and  converts  often 
participating.  The  bai)tismal  scenes,  witnessed  by 
hundreds  of  sjKictators,  have  been  precious  seasons. 
In  short,  the  work  of  grace,  so  happily  begun,  is  ex- 
tending. 

April  26.  Attended  the  funeml  of  an  old  lady, 
Mrs.  Deziah  Rathburn,  aged  nearly  ninety-nine 
years — the  oldest  i)erson  in  the  town.  She  was  a 
native  of  Hartford  County,  Connecticut ;  and  in  the 


i  i 


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276 


AiiTOBroonAPriY  of 


year  1803  removed  to  Rutland,  where  sb'?  renided 
until  her  death,  a  period  of  sixty  years.  The  place 
had  l)een  scttletl  only  four  years ;  hence,  her  family 
were  among  the  first  settlers.  She,  in  a  great  measure, 
retained  her  vigor  of  health  till  nearly  ninety  years  of 
age,  and  her  intellect  up  to  the  time  of  her  death.  ' 
From  the  testimony  of  one  who  knew  her  l)eBt,  she 
never  had  an  enemy,  which  indituttes  her  true  charac- 
ter far  better  than  language  can  portray  it.  She  had, 
from  the  age  of  nineteen,  been  a  niember  of  the  church. 

May  3.  Solemnized  the  marriage  of  a  young 
couple.  They  have  entered,  not  only  ujxjn  matri- 
monial life,  but  upon  the  spiritual  life,— the  life  of 
righteousness.  With  this  blending  of  the  outer  and 
inner  life, — the  spirituid  and  the  natural, — 'happy  is 
existence  here  and  hereafter.  Also,  attended  two 
meetings  at  different  places,  which  were  seasons  of  re- 
freshing. 

May  9.  Went  to  Middleport,  where  a  gi-eat  re- 
vival is  progressing.  Meetings  have  been  held  almost 
daily  for  some  weeks,  and  more  than  fifty  have  made 
a  public  profession  of  religion.  War,  with  its  fearful 
calamities,  is  certainly  enough  to  pnHluce  seriousness 
in  the  hearts  of  men  not  already  made  callous. 

May  21,  22.  Attended  in  Columbia  th.e  Minisiera' 
Conference.  Read  an  essay  on  the  "Christian- 
Sabbuth,"  which  underwent  severe  criticism.  Somet 
could  not  see  by  what  authority  the  Jewish  Sabbath 
was  changed  from  the  seventh  to  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  and  now  recognized  as  the  Christian  Sabbath. 
.  For  the  benefit  of  such,  I  was  appointed  to  write  again 


sa 


itli'  >  llfli li 


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ce,  her  family 
great  measure, 
inety  years  of 
of  her  death. 

her  l)e8t,  she 
;r  true  charac- 
r  it.     She  had, 

of  the  church. 
I  of  a  young 
'  ujKm  matri- 
«, — the  life  of 
tlie  outer  and 
iral, — 'haupy  is 

attended  two 
!  seasons  of  re- 

./•  '  .■'»,,'.'i £.•■<:'  ;  I'^i- 
irc  a  great  re- 
en  held  ahnost 
fly  have  made 
ith  its  fearful 
uce  seriousness 

ous. 
the  Minisiers' 
"  Christian 
tioism.  Some 
ewish  Sahbath 
rst  day  of  the 
stian  Subhath. 
to  write  again 


HKLAIt    HTRBARD    HAKKKTT. 


277 


upon  tills  iwint,  and  adduce  the  whole  Scripture  argu- 
ment upon  the  Hubj»'ct. 

May  23,  24.  Attended  the  Athens  Quarterly 
Meeting,  also  held  in  Coinnibid.  Delivered  the  open- 
ing sermon,  and  enjoyed  a  giKxl  time.  On  the  Sabbath 
the  audience  was  very  large,  the  church  being  oooti- 
pied  exclusively  by  ladies.  The  meeting  resulttnl  in 
the  awakening  and  conversion  >f  several.  One  very 
solemn  circumstance  transpired  before  the  close  of  the 
term.  A  young  lady,  who  attendeil  the  meetings  at 
the  commencement  in  apparently  good  health,  was 
suddenly  attacked  with  illness,  and  died.  How  uncer- 
tain is  life! 

May  31.  Met  several  ministers  and  brethren  at  the 
house  of  a  licensed  minister,  who  for  several  months 
had  been  confined  by  a  protracted  illness,  from  which 
he  had  little  hope  of  recovery.  In  accordance  with 
his  request,  there  was  held  a  social  meeting,  in  which 
the  afflicted  brother  spoke  of  his  expected  dissolution, 
which  drew  tears  from  many  eyes.  It  was  a  solemn 
hour.  And  whrt  increased  the  solemnity  of  the  oc- 
casion, was  the  administration  of  the  Ijord's  Supper. 

June  5,  6.  In  Addison  attended  the  summer 
session  of  the  Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting,  and  preaclied 
with  uncommon  freedom.  A  revival  ensued,  in  which 
twenty-five  professed  conversion.  Much  business  of 
an  important  nature  was  tninsacted,  and  resolutions 
passed  upon  the  state  of  the  country.       t  ."^.    r^f- ■, 


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CHAPTER    L VI. 

THK    WAR    IN    OHIO. 

July  17,  1863.     The  rebels,  inuler  the  command 
of  (k'lH'rul  John  M.  Morgiui  and  otliers,   witli  alxmt 
five  thouHiind  cavalry,  eroswd,  nine  (hiys  ajro,  the  Ohio 
River  at  Urandenhm-jj;,  KentiieUy,  into  Indiana,  hnrn- 
ing  the  Aliw  Dean,  one  of  the  steamboats  in  wliich 
tliey  eroHW'd.     After   remaining  in   tliiu   State  a   few 
days,    captnring    pevcral    towns,    destroying    railroad 
bridges,  cutting  the  telegraph   lines,  and   wasting  and 
pillaging  much  property,  they  turned  their  course  to 
Ohio,  1/eing  hotly   pursued  by   a    large  cavalry    force 
under    General     Mobson.      The    militia    of   Rutland, 
learning  that  they  were  on  their  way  from  Jackson  to 
this  place,  had  the  precaution  to  burn  the  bridge  across 
I^eading  Creek,  three  miles  west  of  the  village.     This 
was,    as    rebel    prisoners    afterward    stated,    the    first 
obstruetion  with  which  they   met  in  their  route  in  the 
two  States.     It  produced  the  effect  desired,  causing  the 
whole   rel>el    force   to   halt   for   several   hours,  giving 
Hobson,  who  was  only  a  few  miles  in  the  rear,  an  ex- 
cellent opportunity  to  gain  iijion  them, 

July  18.  Both  armies  passe<l  through  Rutland, 
Morgan's  in  the  morning,  and  Hobson's  in  the  even- 
ing. The  rebels,  as  usual,  exercised  their  thieving 
projwnsity  to  the  fullest  extent.  Horses,  in  great 
numbers,  were  stolen.  Every  store  was  utterly  rob- 
bed, and  hundre<ls  of  dollais'  worth  of  goods,  which 
could  be  of  no  value  to  them,  were  cjirried  off. 
Private  houses  were  entered  and  pluiidere<l  of  every 


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TH,  with  iib«)(it 
8  iij^o,  tlic  Ohio 
Indiana,  hiirn- 
Ixwts  in  wliich 
is  State  n  few 
oying  rnilroml 
1(1  wasting  and 
their  course  to 
?  cavalry  force 
a  of  Rutland, 
ion)  Jackson  to 
le  biidjre  across 
I  village.  This 
a  ted,  the  first 
•ir  route  in  the 
cd,  causing  the 
lours,  giving 
le  rear,  an  ex- 

)ugh  Rutland, 
s  in  the  even- 
thcir  thieving 
rses,  in  great 
IS  utterly  rob- 
goods,  which 
('  C!»rri<>d  off. 
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279 


thing  valuable.  Person.H  were  captured  and  robWd  of 
their  money,  watches,  etc.  Unarmed  and  ix-oceable 
citizens  were  shot  at,  and  one,  an  old  gentleman,  resid- 
ing three  miles  from  the  village,  was  instantly  killnl. 
A  physician,  Dr.  William  N.  Hudson,  universally  re- 
8|)ected,  receive*!  a  mortal  wound,  from  whi(;h  he  soon 
die<l.  Leaving  Rutland  the  rebels  pnxwdcd  toward 
Pomeroy;  but  the  citizens  of  that  place  and  the  ad- 
jacent villages  had,  like  those  of  Rutland,  blockade*! 
the  roads.  This,  with  the  fear  of  meeting  a  strong 
armed  force,  changed  their  course  to  Chester,  thirlH'cu 
miles  from  Rutland  and  eight  from  Ponicmy,  burning 
in  pure  wantonness  the  fine  new  bridge  across  Shade 
River,  and  the  n)ills  at  that  place.  M(»rgan,  after 
leaving  Chester,  found  himself  in  close  quarters.  The 
roads  were  barrica<led,  and  the  militia  had  turned  out 
in  for(!e  to  impede  his  passage.  Generals  Hobson  and 
Judah  were  moving  on  him  in  different  directions,  and 
the  fords  on  the  Ohio  were  guarded  by  gunboai^. 
Upon  learning  his  situation,  Morgan  sent  out  scouts  to 
find  a  crossing  at  linffington  Island  ;  but  this,  too,  was 
guarded,  leaving  him  in  a  most  perilous  condition. 

July  19.  The  rebel  force,  however,  nuule  the  shore 
opposite  and  al)ove  the  island,  and  took  position  under 
cover  of  artillery.  They  were  immediately  surrounde<I 
and  surprised,  an<l,  in  attempting  to  croas  the  river  at 
this  place  and  other  ()oints,  all  were  taken  prisoners, 
except  about  fifteen  hundred  who  managed  to  escape. 

July  20.  The  remnant  of  the  band,  still  Ixnng  in- 
tent upon  crossing  the  Ohio,  made  last  evening  and  to- 
day a  somewhat  circuitous  route  of  about  fifty  miles, 
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westerly  (Hrcftloii  to  Ilarrisoiiville,  arriving  again  at 
Riitlaiul;  thence  to  Cheshire,  Gallia  County,  eight 
miles  bch)\v  Poniej-oy.  Here  they  hoprul  to  crosj  at 
Eigl)t-Mile  Island.  But  Holwon  was  immediately  in 
their  rear,  prejising  on  villi  a*-  much  rapidity  as  men 
who  had  Ix'en  twenty-three  days  in  the  saddle  were 
capable  of  enduring.  The  enemy  was  brought  to  a 
stand  at  ihree  o'clook,  afternoon,  and  had  a  fight  of  an 
hour,  when  Morgan  and  a  small  squad  fled,  the 
balance  surrendering. 

July  26.  Near  New  Lisbon,  General  Shackelford 
sucoeeded  in  capturing  Morgan  and  the  balance  of  his 
conunand.  He,  with  twenty-nine  of  his  officers,  was 
afterward  removed  to  Columbus  and  incarcerated  in 
the  penitentiary.  Thus  the  entire  rebel  force  was  met, 
engaged,  defeated,  routed,  and  captured,  together  with 
thoir  artillery,  small  arms,  equipment  etc.  The  na- 
tional trtwjis,  with  the  assistance  of  the  sturdy 
yeomanry  of  South-eastern  Ohio,  finished  the  raiders. 
This  great  guerrilla  chieftain,  the  prince  of  thieves,  the 
robber  of  women  and  children,  the  burner  of  poor 
men's  homes,  after  roaming  through  Indiana  and  Ohio, 
met  his  defeat,  without  accomplishing  any  thing  valu- 
able in  the  Hue  of  regular  warfare. 


:   .         iCHAPTER    LVII.  :  <  .} 

THE   HOUSE   OP   MOURNINO. 

July  29,  1863.     Preached  the  funeral  sermon  of  a 
child  that  died  very  suddenly  of  an  epidemic  quite 


rnvitig  again  at 
i  County,  eight 
oprul  to  orosj  at 
;  immediately  in 
rapidity  as  men 
the  saddle  were 
18  brought  to  a 
lad  a  fight  of  an 
squad    fled,    the 

Bral  Shackelford 
le  balance  of  his 
his  officers,  was 
incarcerated  in 
!l  force  was  met, 
i,  together  with 
i,  etc.  The  na- 
of  the  sturdy 
hed  the  raiders. 
le  of  thieves,  the 
burner  of  poor 
diana  and  Ohio, 
any  thing  valu- 

'^  '   ,'■»  I 
'■1 

r. 

ral  sermon  of  a 
epidemic  quite 


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prcvtilcnt  in  this  vicinity.  The  {wrcuta  were  also  ill 
at  the  same  tiiue,  of  the  stuiie  disease,  so  that  only  one 
of  them  cotild  be  j>re.seut  at  the  funeral,  rendering  the 
house  of  mourning  unusually  solemn  a»d  gloon)y. 

August  8,  9.  In  Alexander  attendetl  the  Ohio 
River  Yearly  Meeting.  Waa  appointed  on  several 
committees,  which,  with  the  meetings  of  worship, 
cUisely  occupied  my  time.  Spiritetl  rosolutions  were 
l)a.s.sed  upon  slavery,  tem|)erance,  Sabbath-schools, 
and  education.  A  public  collection  was  taken  for 
foreign  missions.  From  the  reports  of  the  quarterly 
meetings,  a  greater  number  than  usual  had  been  added 
during  the  past  year,  which  was  a  matter  of  en- 
couragement. But,  on  the  other  hand,  it  was  painful 
to  learn  that  a  minister,  once  held  in  high  esteem  in 
the  yearly  meeting,  had,  for  unchristian  conduct, 
been  exjMjIied  from  the  chui-ch  and  the  ministry. 

AuousT  10,  11.  The  Ministerial  Asswiation  was 
held  at  the  i>h»ce  of  the  Yearly  Meeting,  and  was  fully 
attended  lx)th  days.  On  tiie  last  day  of  the  meeting, 
read,  according  to  previous  appointment,  an  essay  on 
"Ministerial  Qualifications  and  Duties,"  which  met 
the  approval,  not  only  of  our  own  ministers,  but'' also 
of  those  prestyjt  of  other  denominations. 

August  14.  Preached,  in  Rutland,  the  funeral 
serinon  of  a  woman  and  her  child.  The  latter,  eight 
or  ten  yeai-s  of  age,  was,  a  few  months  ago,  burnt  to 
death.  The  mother,  then  standing  upon  the  brink  of 
the  grave  l)y  an  incurable  disease,  luis  at  length  fol- 
lowed. How  painfully  affecting  are  the  scenes  that 
frequently  occur  in  domestic  life. 

August    21.     Preached    another    funeral    sermon.- 


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«»«    •  AUTOBIOOnAPIIY   OP 

Alas !  the  ravages  of  death  are  every  day  seen,  not 
ouly  on  the  battle-field,  but  in  the  private  retreats  of 
lioiuc. 

August  23.  Pi-eachetl  twice — a  sermoa  for  each 
of  the  Rutland  churehes.  Though  the  heat  was  op- 
pressive and  my  he-alth  feeble,  yet  I  was  enabled  to 
perforin  the  s^wices  with  much  less  fatigue  than  could 
have  been  c,i|  .«..ed.  Bless  the  Lord  for  ail  his  favors! 
aiaiiy  are  the  instances,  in  which,  in  the  midst  of 
weakness,  1  have  been  8up{>orted. 

August  24.  Attended  a  funeral  under  circum- 
stances of  severe  affliction.  The  deceased  had  just 
returned  home  from  the  arn\y  in  very  poor  health,  yet 
with  the  hope  of  regaining  it.  But,  alas!  it  was  a  false, 
deceptive  hoi)e.  He,  like  a  brother  who  had  died  in 
the  service,  was  so»n  calleil  hence,  having  only  time  as 
it  were  to  greet  his  wife,  parents,  brothers,  and  sisters, 
and  then  say  farewell  to  all.  As  his  brother's  funeral 
sermon  had  not  been  preached,  it  was  decided  to  have 
them  both  preached  at  the  same  time.  The  audience 
was  very  large  and  solemn,  manifesting  much  respect 
and  sym|>athy  for  the  deceased  and  their  surviving 
friends.* 

Skitember  4-6.  Attended  Quarterly  Meeting. 
Very  seldom  on  these  quarterly  gatherings  are  the 
meetings  of  woi-ship  so  interesting.  But  there  was  less 
preaching  and  more  praying,  which  probably  accounts 
for  the  diflference.  Many  were  the  testimonies,  from 
old  and  young,  exjKricnced  and  inexperienced,  con, 


•Thfc  huKband  of  the  woman  raenUoned  August  14,  then  in 
good  health,  <Iietl  4  few  \vet|cH  after.       , 


y  day  seen,  not 
Lvate  jrefcreata  of 


J  •  V  ^--i-.i'-  \ 


jermon  for  each 
tie  heat  was  op- 
was  enabled  to 
tigue  than  could 
jr  all  his  favors  I 
a  the  -midst  of 

under  circum- 
ceased   had  just 

poor  health,  yet 
18 !  it  was  a  false, 
who  had  died  in 
ing  only  time  as 
Iters,  and  sisters, 
l)rotlier'6  funeral 

decided  to  have 

The  audience 

ig  much  respect 

their  surviving 

rterly  Meeting, 
lerings  are  the 
it  tliere  was  lesa 
obably  accounts 
St  i  monies,  from 
perienced,  con< 

UigiiBt  14,  then  in 


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firming  the  truth  and»verncrty  of  Gotl'.s  word.  The 
lueetiiigs  of  business  were  also  conduc*:ed  in  the  most 
Christian  spirit.  One  church  reported  a  revival  to 
which  alx)ut  twenty-five  hud  been  added,  p^'^-'^'i^'^  "<■ :  .- 

OcroBfiR  28.  Attended  the  funeral  of  a  lady, 
who,  twenty-one  years  ago,  was  one  of  my  pupils. 
At  an  age  when  the  world  presents  its  strong- 
est attractions,  she  renounced  all  for  Christ,  and, 
adorning  her  profession,  :.fter\vard  married  a  minister 
of  the  gospel.  But  to  her  life  had  its  sorrows  as  well 
as  its  joys.  Death  visited  the  once  happy  dwelling, 
calling  two  of  her  children  away ;  and,  to  add  to  her 
affliction,  she  had  every  reason  to  fear  that  her 
husband,  whose  health  was  very  precarious,  would 
next  l)e  summoned.  But — inscrutable  are  the  ways  of 
Provi<lence — sUr  ia  called,  while  he  is  left  to  mourn 
her  departure.  ~ -ff^^:  .  *  - , >  -  ^, 

November  28.  Rode  several  miles  in  a  severe 
Sturm,  and  preached  the  funeral  sermon  of  a  gentle- 
man in  the  seveuty-fifth  year  of  his  age,  who  died 
after  a  short  illness  trf  a  week.  He  was  highly  es- 
teemed as  a  neighbor,  citizen,  and  Christian.  How 
happy  to  lay  «lown  this  wearisome  life,  when  so  well 
prepared  to  enter  upon  the  one  to  come.  Have  reason 
to  hope  that  the  occasion  was  one  of  profit  to  the  liv- 
ing, as  almost  the  entire  audience  was  melted  to  tears. 

December  6.  Delivere«l  by  apfwintment  a  his- 
torical lecture  of  Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting,  before  its 
winter  session,  held  in  the  village  of  Cheshire,  county 
of  Gallia.  TIum  (iuait«rly  Meeting  was  organized  in 
1832,  with  five  small  churches,  the  whole  numbering 
but  seventy-six  members.     Now  it  contains   fourteen 


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AUTOniOOliAPIlY   OP>  .( 


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eliurclips,  and  eight  hiiiidrcd  ai^d  {i)rty-two  members. 
In  addition  to  this,  there  have  been  set  oif  from  it  two 
quarterly  meetings,  each  of  which  contains  about  as 
many  churches. 

Dkcember  7.  Read  before  the  Ministers'  Confer- 
ence in  CJieshire  an  essay  on  "  God's  Moral  Govern- 
ment," jjhowing,  1.  That  Owl  is  the  Supreme  Moral 
Governor.  2.  That  mar,  is  a  subject  of  Goil's  Moral 
Government.  3.  That  t:;?  Scriptures  contain  God's 
Moral  Cwle.  The  critics  'ought  that  I  made  too 
many  Scripture  quotations  o  prove  my  points,  to 
which  I  rejtUal,  that  if  I  b*  i  erred,  I  erred  upon  a 
good  side. 

\:'-..K;r        CHAPTER   LVIII.  ^^'r^rf^^Mm. 


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ILLNESS — RECOVERY — LABORS. 

February  21,  1864.  Attended  the  funeral  of  a 
man  instantly  killed  in  a  coal  bank,  by  the  explosion 
of  a  mine.  He  had,  a  short  time  previously,  applied  a 
match  to  a  fuse;  but  not  taking  effect  as  soon  as  ex- 
pected, he  rashly  venturetl  near,  when  the  mine  ex- 
ploded, causing  his  instant  death.  The  deceased 
leaves  both  wife  and  children  to  mourn  his  loss.  t 

March  14.  Within  a  few  days,  have  attended  three 
funerals — one  child  and  two  soldiers.  This  morning, 
though  much  out  of  health,  rode  twenty  miles,  to 
Athens.  As  the  roads  were  in  a  bad  condition,  we 
were  all  day  in  performing  the  journey,  and  before 
night  were  overtaken  in  a  snow-storiii.  In  the  even- 
ing, made  an  arrangement  R)  have  printed  a  |)auiphlet 


SKLaII   niBHARD   BAimETr. 


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-two  members. 
off  from  it  two 
itaius  about  as 

listers'  Cohfer- 
Moral  Go%'ern- 
Suprcnie  Moml 
>f  Gotl's  Moral 
contain  God's 
at  I  made,  too 
my  points,  to 
[  erred  upon  a 


I. 


ORS. 


■rfi-J 


;  l;!?.  <toli-5 


le  funeral  of  a 
the  explosion 
>usiy,  applied  a 
as  s(M)n  as  ex- 
the  mine  ex- 
The    deceased 
his  loss.       %r 
attended  three 
This  morning, 
enty   miles,   to 
condition,  we 
L'y,  and  before 
In  the  even- 
ted a  pamphlet 


entitled,  "'I  he  Mi>io;s  Quarterly  rvfcetinf;;"  a  historioal 
lecture,  delivered  in  Ciieshire  Academy  Hall,  iH'fore 
the  winter  s<'s,sion  of  said  Quarterly  Meeting,  Do- 
oemhcr  6,  ISQli.'^W^'''^^'^^'^'*'''  '^'■'  ■*    .,-if«tt}«riH*'.  .;'■-;«- 

Makcii  15.  Left  for  Cincinnati.  Tlie  train  was  an 
hour  iHthiiid  its  regular  time,  and,  soon  after  leaving 
Athens,  was,  in  coiiwxjucnce  of  an  accident,  detaiiie«l 
four  hours,  at  the  ex|)iraiioii  of  which  time  the  passen- 
gers were  transferred  to  a  way-train.  Here  we  v/cre 
cooj)eil  up  In  warm,  small,  ill-ventilated  apartments,  and 
in  this  condition  the  train  moved  at  an  uncommonly 
slow  pace,  groaning  as  it  were  under  its  burden  of 
human  beings.  At  Chillicothe  we  exchangwl  ears;  but 
the  stoves  were  inadequate  to  warm  the  rooms.  So  great 
was  the  transitiei  fn)m  heat  to  cold,  that  I  l)ecaiv.e 
seriously  ill.  We  reached  the  city  about  midnight, 
and  found  the  priiici]»al  hotels  filled,  which  rendered  it 
extremely  difficult  to  find  comfortable  lodgings.  There 
M'as  a  severe  frost,  the  ground  being  already  covered 
with  snow ;  and  to  me  it  was  a  night  of  untold  suffer- 
ing, such  as  I  had  never  experienced  away  from  home. 

M.XRCH  16.  The  morning  came;  but  there  was  no 
alleviation  to  my  sufferings.  For  twenty-four  hours  I 
had  scarcely  tasted  food^  while  a  rheumatic  fever,  with 
alternate  chills,  had  been  preying  upon  my  system. 
Thus  was  I  prostrated,  in  a  largn  city,  without  medical 
aid,  and  without  a  friend  to  render  the  least  jK)ssible 
assistance.  In  this  condition  I,  f\»r  a  ■  iine,  despaired 
of  life.  But  learning  that  a  boat  was  to  leave  in  the 
evening,  1  fortunately  siH-urcd  a  passage,  and  never  was 
I  more  glad  to  turn  my  face  homeward,  though  even 
to  die  on  the  way. 


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AUTOBIOGRAPHY   OF 


April  14.     In  forty-eight  hours  after  leaving  Cin- 
cinnati, I  reached  home ;  and  for  tlie  two  saccee<Iing 
weeks  I  was  principally  oonfined  to  my  bed,  attended 
by  a  physician.     I  am  now  gaining  slowly,  and  rode 
out  for  the  first  time  since  my  return  ;  but  it  will  • 
probably  be  weeks,  if  not  months,  before  I  will  be  . 
fully  restoretl  to  usual  health.     Still  I  have  reasoiJ  to  * 
be  thankful  that  my  life  is  spareil  under  circumstanceg 
of  so  niuch  mercy,  while  1  yet  hope,  in  some  way,  to 
be  useful  in  the  cau$*e  of  Christ.  j-,,, 

June  3-5.  Attended  Quarterly  Meeting  in  Chesh- 
ire, and  preached' one  sermon.  The  National  Guards 
having  been  called  away,  the  session  was  more  thinly 
attended  than  usual.  On  the  Sabbath,  a  collection  of 
about  twenty-five  dollars  was  taken  for  the  Freed- 
nieu's  Mission.  At  the  close  of  the  meeting,  prepared 
/my  annual  report  of  the  Quarterly  Meeting  for  the 
Freewill  Baptid  Regkter  for  1865.  It  appeared  from 
the  church  letters,  that  one  hundred  and  twe-ty-two 
had,  the  past  year,  been  added  by  baptism,  making  the 
present  number  of  members  nine  hundred  and  twenty- 
eight. 

June  15.  Preached  the  funeral  sermon  of  a  lady,  a 
pious  member  of  the  church.  On  the  day  previous  to 
her  deatii,  she  conversed  with  calmness,  while  a 
heavenly  serenity  reste<l  u^wn  lier  countenance.  Be- 
ing preseut,  she  requested  me  to  read  a  portion  of 
Scripture,  and  offer  a  prayer.  On  the  same  day  I 
visited  another  jMirson  just  ready  to  depart  this  life; 
but  how  great  was  the  contrast!  His  life  had  been 
one  of  impiety,  and  now,  in  his  last  moments,  he  was 
filled  with  dismay.     No  joy  lit' up  his  countenance; 


..TaWWiWWwa 


m 


8RL.AH   II  IBB  ARC  BARRETT. 


287 


■  leaving  Cin- 
ATO  aucct'Ciiing 
bed,  attended 
wly,  and  rode 
;  but  it  will 
Dre  I  will  be 
ave  reason  to 
circumstances 
some  way^  to 

ing  in  Cliesh- 
tioual  Guards 
9  more  thinly 
i  collection  of 
ir  the  Freed- 
ting,  prepared 
eeting  for  the 
ippeared  from 
id  twe-'ty-two 
a,  making  the 
and  tweuty- 

n  of  a  lady,  a 
r  previous  to 

ess,    while    a 

tenance.     Be- 

a  portion  of 

same  day   I 

Kirt  this  life; 
ife  had  been 
lents,  he  was 
countenance ; 


for  the  prospects  of  the  future  were  dark  and  dreary. 
lV;ligion !  who  would  })e  depriveil  of  its  consolations? 
.  July  17.  Delivered  in  Rutland  a  discourse  for  the 
es|)eciai  benefit  of  tlie  young.  The  substance  of  this 
o«;rn)on  bad  recently  appeared,  in  detached  portions,  in 
a  weekfy  religious  newspa|>er  of  wide  circulation,  and 
the  subject  being  so  deeply  impressed  on  my  mind,  I 
could  not  refrain  from  re{)eating  it  from  the  pulpit. 
Both  the  pulpit  and  press  aflbrd  ample  means  for  the 
dissemination  of  truth,  and  guilty  should  I  bo  to  per- 
mit these  opportunities  of  usefulness  pass  unimproved. 
Also,  the  consideration  that  my  days  may  be  nearly 
numbernl,  prompts  lue  to  renewed  diligence. 

August  14.  Deiiveretl  in  Cheshire  Academy  Hull, 
Clu-shire,  Iwfore  the  annual  session  of  the  Ohio  River 
Yearly  Meeting,  a  historical  sketch  of  said  Yearly 
Meeting  from  its  origin  up  to  the  present  time. 

Sept£MBKR  1.  Preached  in  Rutland  village  the 
funeral  st>rmon  of  a  discharged  soldier,  age<l  twenty- 
four,  from  John  xi,  24 :  "  Martha  saith  unto  hin\,  I 
know  that  he  shall  rise  again  in  the  resurrection  at  the 
last  day."  My  theme,  of  (-ourse,  was  the  resurrection, 
which  was  treated  in  the  following  manner:  1.  The 
Bible  teaches  the  doctrine  of  a  general  resurrection 
from  the  dead.  2.  The  Scriptures  teach  that  the  same 
boily,  though  greatly  changed,  will  be  raised  from  tlie 
dead.  3.  The  Bible  teaches  that  the  resurrection  will 
take  place  at  the  close  of  Christ's  mediatorial  reign  or 
second  coming.  Endeavoicd  to  prove  each  proposition  ^ 
by  numerous  Scripture  quotations,  answering  the  most  ; 
prominent  objections  to  the  doctrine  qf  the  resurrection,  "* 

OcroBKB  30.     Witnessed  a  veiv  solemn  scene — the 


S      ! 


1 


If 


m 


ATTToniooiiAPiiY  or 

Ciinoral  nf  two  hj^ikI  foinak'H,  wlio  diod  nboiit  tlit'  same 
liini',  Tlu"  cor|>sfM  svtTe  bntiijrlit  into  tlie  ciiuroh  at 
tUv  saint!  hour,  and  lay  side  l)y  Midt-  during  the  sermon. 
At  the  c'hwe  of  the  diwonrse,  the  coffins  wore  o|)eued  in 
the  |)r:'Henee  of  the  va«t  multitude  of  H|)cctator.s,  who 
jraze«l  with  thoujjhtf'il  silence  \\]mu  tlie  once  active,  but  ♦ 
now  Ijfele.sM,  forms  of  two  Ciiristian  friends.  While  the 
tear  of  affection  dropped  from  many  eyvn,  all  felt  the 
assurance  that  the  deceased  iiad  gone  to  rest — to  that  • 
lan<l  where  "  infinite  day  excludes  the  night.'*        ..k* 'i' 

NovKMBKR  ().  Preachwl  in  a  remote  part  of  the 
township,  a  new  field  of  gospel  lalwr.  Here  a  new 
ecluM)!  sid>-district  has  been  organized,  a  convenient 
scltool-houso  erectwl,  end  a  week-day  and  Sabbath- 
kcIuhjI  taught.  The  |)eoplc,  though  non-professors,  ap- 
peared anxious  to  hear  preaching.  Was  saongly 
solicited  to  continae  my  labors  with  them  every 
Sabl)ath ;  but  other  calls  and  engagements  forbade 
complying  with  their  request.      ^Wj^  'S^-^;-^-^«*#^«<yiSif 

NovKMBER  19.  Returned,  after  a  week's  absence, 
from  Cincinnati,  where  I  put  to  press  my  first  sermon, 
delivered  in  Rutland,  April  6,  1845,  entitled  "  Motives 
to  Early  Piety,"  being  the  third  pamphlet  I  have 
issued  this  year.  On  the  return  boat,  witnessed  the  ' 
death  of  a  soldier,  returning  home  from  Tennessee, 
where  he  had  been  sick  for  some  months.  His  father, 
learning  that  1  was  a  minister,  requested  me  to  con- 
verso  with  him  in  relation  to  his  spiritual  interests; 
but  he  seemed  little  inclined  to  converse  on  the  subject 
and  soon  expired.  Another  passenger,  falling  over-  t 
board  in  the  night,  very   narrowly  escap«jd   witli  his    - 

lire,        -     !H.'~-'''-:-,'j:-;/j=-«.^-,<-,:  .r--  »«j-«t,,^i^^--»^;5r^,,  ,.„^^^^  ^ 


I   II  ,l|ll|llHrilll"l 


mammfmrnm 


f>*  T.AU    IIIBBARI)   liAltRKri'. 


289 


nut  tlio  same 
le  c'iiiii'ch  at 
>  the  sermon. 
;if  ojKMied  in 
?ctator,s,  who 
ce  active,  but 
i.  While  the 
S  all  felt  the 
rest — to  that 
ht." 

part  of  the 
Here  a  new 
a  convenient 
iiid  Sabl)iith- 
rofesHors,  ap- 
7as    sa-onjjly 

them  every 
cuts    forbade 

ck's  absence, 
first  sermon, 
0(1  "  Motives 
ilet  I  have 
vituessed  the 
Tennessee, 
His  father, 
me  to  con- 
al  interests ; 
n  the  subject 
illing  over- 
id   witli  his 


NoVEMBKH  24.  This  day  was  observed,  in  aoooi-d- 
ano(>  witii  the  proclamation  of  the  president  of  the 
United  States,  as  a  day  of  thanksgiving  and  prayer 
for  past  und  future  blessings.  In  obedienw  to  this 
call,  people  of  various  denominations  nKseniblo<l  in 
Rutland,  listened  to  an  appropriate  discourse,  and  re- 
sponded to  an  appeal  in  behalf  of  •he  Unitwl  States 
Christian  Commission.  Seventy-three  dollars  were 
donated,  which  was  afterward  uif^reased  to  one 
hundred,  to  aid  this  society  in  its  benevolent  and 
humane  o|K!rations.  Just  before  this,  one  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars  hud  been  freely  donated  to  the  American 
Bible  Society,  showing  that  a  spirit  of  liberality  exists 
in  these  })erilous  times. 

Decrmber  11.  Preached  in  the  village  of  Rutland, 
from  Proverbs  viii,  6 :  "  Hear ;  for  I  will  epeak  of 
excellent  thinf>'s."  For  the  last  three  months,  my 
labors  have  been  mostly  confined  with  the  church  in 
this  place.  A  good  degree  of  prosperity  is  now  en- 
joyed, though  this  can  not  be  said  of  the  past.  The 
war,  the  state  and  presitlential  elections,  have  engaged 
the  chief  attention  of  the  |)eople,  while  the  more  sober 
realities  of  eternity  have  l)een  neglected. 

Di!X:!EHBER  31.  The  oloeing  yearl  Its  record — 
how  soon  it  will  be  sealed!  Reflections,  both  pleasing 
and  mournful,  fill  the  mind.  The  past  year  has  been 
one  of  great  events  in  the  history  of  our  country — ex- 
ploits that  have  never  been  excelled,  in  a  military  point 
of  view.  The  nation — by  the  free  voice  of  the  peo- 
ple— has  declared  its  intention  to  maintain  princi- 
ples, upon  which  are  based  the  happiness  of  mil 
lions.  But  connected  with  these  stirring  events  and 
19 


h 


L, 


rr. 


290 


AtJTOBIOORAPIIY   OP 


triiimpltH  nro  (linnnters  which  have  filled  the  land  with 
mourning  and  sadness.        — ,   •.;;«'i  ^       <,  »     •;•       ;, 


..-■Hi 


f,- 


CHAPTER    LIX.    i>t     ...- 


I 


u 


1 1 


CLOSE  OF   THE   REBELIJON.  ' 

Fkhruary  5,  1865.  Since  the  opning  of  the  year, 
have,  as  I  trust,  oontrihutwl  something  to  the  public 
gom\  through  the  metiium  of  the  press.  Notwith- 
standing the  present  exorbitant  prices  of  paper  and 
printing,  have  published  in  pamphlet  form,  the  past 
season,  thirty-two  thousand  pages  for  general  circu- 
lation, besides  writing  more  or  less  for  newspapers. 
The  printed  page  has  thus  visited  many  firesides,  and 
pt'rhaps  been  more  acocptablo  than  the  author's  pres- 
ence. 

April  6.  Twenty  years  ago  this  day,  I  delivered 
my  first  discourse,  which  now  calls  up  many  recol- 
lections of  the  past.  The  octasion,  the  assembly,  and 
the  sermon  are  brought  with  freshness  to  my  mind, 
while  other  scenes,  periiaps  of  greater  importance,  are 
nearly  forgotten.  Why  is  it  so?  Because  it  was  my 
first  effort  in  public  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel.  It 
gave  character  to  my  subsequent  life.  It  was  the  start- 
ing point,  the  commencement,  of  those  labors  wliich 
are  yet  continued,  though  with  weakner  and  imper- 
fection. They  have  been  years  of  bo..i  toil  and 
pleasure,  self-denial  and  comfort. 

Ai'RiL  9.  The  great  war  of  the  rebellion,  on  which 
the  eyes  of  the  world  have  l>een  fixed  for  the  last  four 


1  the  land  with 


.(.   '.       i  ••'■.(      ■■■ 


>N. 


.;  .1,-'^    . .  * 

'■■i'l-'i.  ■ 


ing  of  the  yea*"* 
g  to  the  public 
n-wi.  Notwith- 
I  of  paper  and 
form,  the  past 
general  circu- 
for  newspapers, 
ly  firesides,  and 
e  author's  pres- 


[lay,  I  delivered 
)  many  recol- 
s  assembly,  and 
j8  to  my  mind, 
iraportanw,  are 
•ause  it  was  my 
the  gospel.     It 
It  was  the  start- 
le labors  wliich 
lef    and  imper- 
bo  >.)    toil    and 

pUion,  on  which 
for  thA  last  four 


"^m 


HKLAH    KIURAUD   BAKUKTr. 


301 


yenrp,  is  broiij^iit  virtually  to  a  clof*e  by  the  surrentler 
ot  General  \a'v  to  CjimuuuI  (iraiit,  wiih  the  cliiof  arniy 
of  the  South.  The  ship  ol  State  is  now  liiniding  for 
the  haven  where  it  «hall  onoe  more  rest  ut  jK-aw,  under 
the  victorious  iMisi^n  of  the  U'loii.  From  its  awful 
baptism  of  bl<KMl  and  fire,  the  nation  is  entering  u  new 
life,  '.^ith  a  stronger  nationality  &n(i  prestige  that  com- 
mands resiH^ct.  The  Great  American  Republic  stands 
this  day  the  arbiter  of  the  American  continont,  mani- 
fistiug  to  the  world  the  tremendous  vi'ality  and 
strength  of  our  national  government  and  popular  insti- 
tutions. Though,  in  this  gigantic  struggle,  the  losses 
of  life  and  proiM-rty  are  enormous  iM-ycmd  ))rec<(lent, 
yet  tlie  gains  are  without  parallel  in  history.  African 
slavery,  the  fruitful  source  of  sectional  agitati<m  and 
discord,  is  removed,  and  the  Union  is  stronger  in 
wealth  and  population  than  it  was  Ix-fore  the  war. 

Apuii.  14.  In  the  hour  of  the  nation's  triumph,  in 
the  hour  of  its  rejoicing,  the  telegraph  brings  the  melan- 
choly tidings  of  the  assassination  of  the  pr»?si(le»>t.  He 
was  shot  by  a  fiendish  ruffian,  at  lord's  Theater, 
,  ashington,  last  evening,  and  died  this  morning. 
The  shmtk  falls  upon  the  country  like  a  thunder-l)olt. 
Thus,  at  the  age  of  fifty -six,  dies  Abraham  Lincoln, 
a  name  ever  to  be  reraembenKl,  at  a  time  when  his  of- 
ficial services  were  deemed  indispensable  to  the  future 
welfare  of  this  great  llepubl'c.  He,  like  Moses,  has 
led  this  nation  through  a  mighty  revolution ;  and  like 
Moses,  too,  was  permitted  to  see,  but  not  to  enter,  the 
promised  haven. 

May  1.  Contributetl  a.)  article  for  the  Rdigioua 
Telescope,  the  organ  of  the  United  firetliren  in  Clu'iat. 


■',. 


292 


AUTOBIOGUAl-HY   OF 


It  was  formerly  piihlislutl  at  Circlevillp,  but  now 
Dayton,  Ohio,  It  in  an  ably  conducted  shcv f,  and  has 
a  circulation  of  twelve  thousand.  Cojinecteil  with  it 
is  a  bfM)k  establishment  which  also  publishes  a  German 
paper,  large  folio. 

May  8.  Yesterday  attended  the  funeral  of  ths  old- 
est citizen  in  the  township,  aged  ninety  years.  To-day 
furnished  an  article  for  the  Potneroy  Weekly  Telegraph, 
issued  at  the  county-seat  of  Meigs  County.  It  is  now 
edited  and  publishwl  by  Thomas  U.  White,  E&q.,  suc- 
cessor to  Hon.  Tobias  A.  Plants,  member  of  Congi-ess. 

My  14.  Preached  in  Rutland  to  an  attentive 
audience.  Events  of  signal  imiwrtance  are  almost 
daily  transpiring.  Not  long  since,  John  Wilkes  Booth, 
the  assapsin  of  President  Lincoln,  was  captured  at 
Port  Royal,  and,  refusing  to  surrender,  was  shot.  On 
the  same  day,  General  Johnston  surre'ulered  his  army, 
consisting  of  thirty-seven  thousand  nen,  to  the  vic- 
torious legions  of  General  Sherman.  Soon  after,  Dick 
Taylor  surrendered  the  rebel  army  ui  der  his  command 
to  General  Canby,  at  Citronville,  Al  ibama.  And  four 
days  ago,  Jefferson  Davis,  the  president  of  the  defunct 
Confederacy,  in  his  flight  from  the  rebel  capital,  was 
captured  by  General  VVilson's  forces,  at  Irwinsville, 
Georgia,  and  is  on  his  way  as  a  prisoner  to  Fortress 
Monroe. 

May  20,  21.  At  Clioshire,  on  the  Ohio  River,  at- 
tended the  spring  session  of  the  Meigs  Quarterly 
Meeting,  which  was  well  attended  by  persons  from  a 
distance.  Professor  Dunn,  of  Hillsdale  College,  whom 
I  had  not  seen  since  my  visit  to  Michigan  in  1869, 
was  present.     This  was  his  first  visit  to  this  pait  of 


v\]\o,  but  now 

sliC'cf,  and  has 

iiiectetl  with  it 

isiies  a  German 

era!  of  th*  oW- 
years.  To-day 
•ekly  Telegraph, 
ity.  It  is  now 
liite,  Esq.,  sne- 
er of  Congi'ess. 
o  an  attentive 
ice  are  almost 
Wilkes  Booth, 
as  captured  at 
was  shot.  On 
tiered  his  army, 
en,  to  the  vic- 
oon  after,  Dick 
!r  his  command 
ma.  And  four 
of  the  defunct 
)el  capital,  was 
at  Irwinsville, 
uer  to  Fortress 

>hio  River,  at- 
eigs  Quarterly 
)erson8  from  a 
College,  whom 
;an  in  1859, 
to  this  pait  of 


SSI^H   HIUBARD   BAKnETT. 


293 


Ohio,  and,  {K>8sessing  uncommon  powers  of  eloquence, 
he  was  listentil  to  by  old  and  young  with  great  at- 
tention. He  delivered  one  lecture  and  two  sermons. 
iii  JcNB  1 1.  With  much  pleasure  and  freedom, 
preache;!  two  discourses  in  Rutland.  Though  the 
whole  nation  has  wept,  and  draped  its  palisades  with 
mourning,  as  it  bore  along  through  the  land  the  re- 
mains of  its  beloved  prebident  to  its  final  rcsting-]>lace, 
in  Springfield,  Illinois,  yet  the  re-establishment  of  the 
national  authority  and  the  restoration  of  ))eace  are 
causes  of  great  and  lasting  gratitude.  In  addition  to 
this,  the  disbandment  of  most  of  the  union  troops,  and 
their  return  to  their  families  and  friends,  ulso  fill  many 
hearts  with  joy. 

October  23.  Yesterday  preached  one  discourse, 
and  to-day  two  funeral  sermons.  One  of  the  deceased 
was  a  man  aged  about  eighty,  who,  while  engaged  in 
his  usual  avocations,  was  instantly  summoned  to 
another  world.  Yet  it  is  believed  that  he  was  pre- 
pared for  the  solemn  change,  having  for  many  years 
maintained  with  honor  the  Christian  profoasion.  Such 
were  the  circumstances  connected  with  his  death,  that  I 
was  led  to  address  the  audience  from  the  words  of 
Samuel:  *' There  is  but  a  stcjp  between  me  and 
death.**  .^  «a.-ii*ii~fa.i-'  t^^,.-ie''\  j',iA-hA4<iu 

November  8.  Contributed  my  first  article  for  the 
Middleport  Weekly  Gazette,  a  family  journal,  devoted 
to  news,  politics,  literature,  agriculture,  commei-ce,  and 
ItxKi!  interests.  It  is  published  and  edited  at  Middle- 
jKjrt,  Ohio,  by  Daniel  D.  W.  Davis,  Esq.  It  is  the 
first  newspaper  published  in  this  place. 

December  17.     Preached  for  the  Second  Freewill 


•■"-■■-'  f 


m 


294 


AUTOBIOGHAPHY  OF 


Baptist  Cliurch  in  Riitlaiul,  from  1  Peter  iv,  18:  "If 
the  rigi>teous  scarcely  be  saved,  where  shall  the  un- 
godly and  the  sinner  appear?"  With  this  church  I 
have  had  tho  past  year  stated  appointment*,  and  have 
reason  to  'jelieve  that  my  labors  have  been  blessed. 
Since  the  close  of  the  war,  both  the  pulpit  and  the ; 
press  present  great  openings  for  doing  good.  May  I 
enter  these  inviting  fields  of  labor  with  new  zeal  and 
resolution.    -        ;.       ,:„        .\  ,^--  .\  ;v,i^„,: 

;  ---■-     ;-«!-{;.  CHAPTER    Ij^.^^w^r-mkkma 

PASTOKAL   LABORS. 

January  1,  1866.  In  view  af  the  rapid  flight  of 
time,  promised  grwiter  diligence  in  my  Master's  serv- 
ice. Many  are  the  obligations  under  which  I  am  to 
that  Being  Avho  has  sfiared  aiy  life  through  another 
year.  It  is  always  solenni  to  enter  ujwn  a  new  year, 
not  knowing  what  it  may  bring  forth,— joy  or  sorrow, 
life  or  death.  At  all  events,  I  desire  to  havo  my  heart 
fixe<l  on  God,  and  my  treastu-e  in  heaven. 

Fkbuuary  6.  Met  with  the  Ministerial  Confer- 
ence. It  was  thinly  attended  by  the  members,  but 
well  attended  by  spectators.  Read  the  essay  assigned 
me  on  "  Future  Rewards  and  PunishmeMts." 

March  30.  Wi-ote  fcgain  for  the  Religious  Tele- 
scope, to  which  pajwr  I  have  been  a  regular  contribu- 
tor the  past  year.     ■*«?.»*«'  i'f-.i^^^^^jl^ffgafea 

Aprii.  J5.  After  divine  service,  seven  persons 
were  baptized,  making  fifteen  who  have  lately  gone 
forward   in   this  ordinance,   and   joined   the  church. 


riv,  18:  "If 
shall  the  un- 
this  church  I 

ent«,  and  have 
been  blessed. 

pulpit  and  the 

good.  May  I 
new  iseal  and 

...yftsiiatt 

•apid  flight  of 
Master's  serv- 
vhich  I  am  to 
rough  another 
n  a  new  year, 
joy  or  sorrow, 
have  my  heart 

terial  Confer'' 
members,  but 
'ssay  assigned 
Its." 

ieliffiaus  Teli^ 
uhir  contribu- 


even  persojs 
e  lately  gone 
i   the  church. 


miimmim 


8EI.au   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


29* 


God  is  reviving  his  work  in  other  places  adjacent. 
May  he  reign  triumphant  through  the  land. 

May  27.  Preached  from  Hebrews  xi,  24-28: 
"By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was  come  to  years,"  etc 
Spoke  upon  the  nature  of  faith,  the  history  of  Moses, 
the  sacrifices  which  he  made,  and  "  the  recompense  of 
reward,"  (inforciag  the  whole  subject  upon  fiie  audi- 

June  10.  Delivered  a 'discourse  from  Malechi  iii, 
14 :  "Ye  liave  said,  It  is  vain  to  serve  God,"  etc. 
Earnestly  contended  that  the  service  of  God  is  not 
vain,  and  that  the  wntiment  of  the  text  is  the  senti- 
ment of  the  doubting  and  unbelieving  heart. 

July  8.  My  sermon,  addressed  to  the  members  of 
the  Sabbath-school  and  Bible-class,  was  founded  on 
2  Chronicles  xxxiv,  3 :  "  For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his 
reign,  while  he  was  yet  young,  he  began  to  seek  afler 
the  God  of  David  his  father."  As  this  text  referred 
to  King  Josiah,  I  descril)ed  him  as  one  worthy  of 
imitation,  slrowing  the  happy  consequence  of  early 
piety.  ,if 

AtJGUST  6  Subject  of  discourse  founded  on  Luke 
xviii,  18 :  "  And  a  certain  ruler  asked  him,  saying. 
Good  Master,  what  shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life?" 
Afler  describing  the  character  and  circumstances  of 
the  young  ruler,  considered  the  question,  the  answer 
given,  and  the  effects  produced.  By  way  of  ap- 
plication, showed  the  folly  of  self-deoeptiou,  and  the 
dangers  of  wealth.  •;  «  . 

September  5.  Three  days  s'nce,  attended  a 
Quarterly  Meeting,  and  assisted  in  the  ordination  of  a 
young  brother,  a  kte  student  of  Hillaiiye  College^  to 


2G6 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OP 


the  work  of  the  Christian  ministry.  To-day  onr  re- 
sponsibilities as  parents  are  increased  by  an  accession 
of  a  member  to  the  family—a  daughter,  -Carrie  Sylva 
Barrett.  May  we  have  grace  and  wisdom  from  on 
high,  to  enabJe  us  to  train  up  our  children  in  the  nuiw 
ture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord,  t 

October?  7.  Kode  to  Cheshire,  where  I  was  one 
week  ago  summoned  to  preach  the  fune;-al  sermon  of  a 
man  who  died  of  cholera.  This  forenoon  preached  in 
the  Academy  Hall.  In  the  afternoon  proceeded  six 
miles  up  the  Ohio  to  Middleport,  and  preached  in  the 
First  Presbyterian  church.  Here  the  Freewill  Bap- 
tists have  a  house  of  worship  nearly  completed,  built 
principally  by  a  few  self-sacrificing  friends  of  the 
cause.  ^. 

November  25.  Pp>ached  in  Rutland  from  Mark 
xiv,  69.  Attempted  to  show  that  true  religion  can  not 
be  concealed,  and  that  there  are  no  grounds  for  secret 
discipleship.  In  the  afternoon,  attended  another  serv-? 
ioe,  after  whidi  three  persons  were  baptised  by  im- 
mersion, one  of  whom  was  a  Presbyterian. 

December  1,  2.  Attended  the  winter  session  of 
Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting.  The  Cheshire  church,  or- 
ganized on  the  8th  of  September  last  of  fifty-one 
members,  was  received.  Touching  allusions  were 
made  and  apprt)priate  resolutions  passed  on  the  late 
and  sudden  death  of  Deacon  William  Burr,  agent 
of  the  Freewill  Baptist  Printing  F^blishment  and  ■ 
office  editor  of  the  Moi-ning  Star.  He  has  also  been 
the  printer  of  the  Star  and  other  publications  of  the 
denomination  for  more  than  forty  years.  Hence,  hi« 
loss  is  universally  felt  and  deplored.  i' 


8£LAH   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


297 


To-day  onr  re- 
by  an  accession 
(■—Carrie  Sylva 
iedom  from  on 
ren  in  the  nur- 

lere  I  was  one 
.'al  sermon  of  a 
x>n  preached  in 
proceeded  six 
preached  in  the 
Freewill  Bap- 
ompleted,  built 
friends  of  the 

ad  from  Mark 
eligion  can  not 
unds  for  secret 
1  another  serv- 
ptiaed  by  im 

in.  '   t::.iV«^.^ 

iter  session  of 

re  church,  or- 

of  fifty-one 

lusions    were 

on  the  late 

Burr,  agent 

>lishment  and 

)as  also  been 

icutions  of  the 

Hence,  hin 


December  31,  1867.  One-half  of  ray  time, 
during  the  past  year,  has  been  employe<l  in  preaciiing 
for  the  two  Freewill  Baptist  churches  in  Rutland. 
The  other  half  has  been  spent  in  promoting  the  cause 
in  general ;  preaching  in  the  adjoining  towns ;  attend- 
ing weekly,  monthly,  quarterly,  and  yearly  meetings ; 
attending  Sabbath-school  concerts .  and  temperance 
meetings;  making  parochial  visits;  writing  for  a  re- 
ligious magazine;  and  furnishing  matter  for  several 
weekly  newspapers.  A  considerable  number  of 
funerals  and  weddings  have  also  been  attended.  On 
one  occasion  I  preached  a  funeral  sermon  and  a  few 
hours  after  solemnized  a  man-iage.  Of  the  funerals 
attended,  was  one  of  an  aged  lady,  the  widow  of  a 
clergy-nan.  She  was  one  among  the  first  that  was 
baptized  in  the  township  of  Rutland.  Her  husband 
had  been  4ead  thirty-seven  years,  during  which  period 
she  had  borne  the  varied  ills  of  life  with  remarkable 
patience  and  fortitude. 

'  ■'  'ir  d'"  '■  ^  i,i   PECUNIARY     IX)8SES,  ...    -■  .  '.  V^.-~.'     • 

August  16,  1868.  If  the  unexpected  deprivation 
of  home  and  the  sudden  and  irretrievable  loss  of  pro- 
perty be  a  oulamity,  then  I  have  snstained  a  great  one. 
Tuis  aft«moon,  having  returned  from  church  service, 
my  dwelling-house,  with  its  most  valuable  contents, 
was  accidentally  consumed  by  fire.  It  caught,  as  it  is 
supposed,  from  sparks  falling  on  the  roof,  and  before 


298 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


diseovorpd  it  was  in  flames.  Tlie  alarm  spread  for 
raileH  around,  and  liinulrt'ds — mcu,  women,  and  chil- 
drcu — gathered,  but  too  late  to  save  the  building.  A 
portion  of  the  furuitHre,  be<lding,  and  olotliing  was, 
however,  savwl.  Tlie  total  h»*s  is  not  nmch  short  of 
tliree  thousand  dollars,  with  no  insurance  U|)on  any  of 
the  property  destroyed.  Next  to  the  building,  my 
greatest  loss  is  that  of  my  library,  composed  of  some 
MX.  hundred  volumes,  manv  of  which  were  rare  and 
costly  works,  and  can  not  be  replaced,  being  out  of 
print,  the  collection  of  wiiich  has  otKnipiwl  nuich  of 
my  time  for  the  Ia.st  thirty  years.  We  bore  our  loss 
with  oalmnens  and  fortitude,  while  some  of  our  fricods 
shed  tears  of  sympathy.  timi^'mi^^i^^:'^im^^;^p:'^Ai!i^isBiUii 
August  17.  Wiien  I  awoke,  finding  myself  and 
family  houseless  and  homeless,  with  the  savings  of 
many  years  gone,  u  reaction  came  over  ipy  spirits. 
Life  had  been  a  struggle.  I  had,  by  the  blessing  of 
God,  just  emerged  flora  poverty  ;  had,  by  unceasing 
industry  and  strict  frugality,  obtained  a  pleasant  and 
«>mfortable  home,  where  I  expected  to  spend  my  de- 
clining days  ;  had,  by  the  most  vigilant  eflR)rt8,  secured 
a  choiec  and  valuable  library  ;  had,  in  my  travels  in 
different  parts*  of  the  country,  collected  together  many 
relies  and  curiosities  in  art  and  nature;  these,  all  these, 
together  with  manuscripts,  pictures,  nui)>8,  charts,  en- 
gravings, and  a  neat  and  commodious  house,  omtain- 
ing  eight  well-finished  rooms,  were  now  a  heap  of 
smoldering  ruins.  The  thought  made  me  sad  for  a 
moment.  But  it  was  only  momentarily, — the  first 
promptings  of- human  nature  when  bereft  of  earthly 
good.     The  train  of  my  thoughts  3oon  took  a  diiferent 


arm  spread  for 
ttuon,  and  chil- 
ic  building.  A 
1  clothing  was, 

niudi  short  of 
c«  u|K)n  any  of 
i  building,  my 
u  posed  of  some 

were  rare  and 
1,  being  out  of 
uipiini  much  of 
c  bore  our  lo«s 
e  of  our  friends 

ing  myself  and 
the  Mtivings  of 
ver  ipy  spirits, 
the  blessing  of 
],  by  unceasing 
a  pleasant  and 
spend  my  de- 
efforts,  secured 
my  travels  in 
together  many 
th&se,  all  these, 
|>s,  charts,  en- 
louse,  omtaiu- 
tow  a  heap  of 
me  sad  for  a 
ily, — the   first 
reft  of  earthly 
took  a  differeot 


SET  AH   HIBBAKD  BARRETT. 


299 


turn.  I  looked  upon  the  bright  side.  This  world,  I 
considered,  was  not  my  home;  its  wealth  was  not  my 
treasure.  God  was  my  refuge;  heaven,  my  home. 
Why,  then,  despond?  I  will  not,  can  not.  No,  I 
will  not  repine  at  misfortunes,  but  trust  in  God, 
who  is  a  present  help  in  time  of  need.  .  Perhaps  ad- 
versity is  what  I  needed  to  humble  me  and  to  show 
me  the  instability  of  earth. 

August  23.  Preached  with  usual  fervor.  The 
events  of  the  past  week  led  me  to  sju-ak  from  the  fol- 
lowing ttxt :  "  In  my  Father's  lutuse  are  many 
mansions."  Spoke  at  length  upon  the  durability  of 
those  mansions  prepared  by  the  Savior,  which,  unlike 
our  earthly  abotles,  can  not  be  destroyed  ;  but  are  as 
permiiiient  as  the  univeii?e  of  God, — lasting  as  eternity 
itself.  While  dwelling  upon  the  last  feature  of  this 
subject,  I  insensibly  forgot  my  jjccuniary  losses,  feel- 
ing that  all  my  interests  were  above  and  not  upon  the 
earth.  Felt,  iherefore,  thankful  to  God  for  thiit  re- 
ligion which  points  the  weary  traveler  to  the  blessed 
mansions  above.  Every  one  present  seemetl  to  be  my 
friend,  numifesting  all  the  syn\pathy  which  the  nature 
of  my  case  and  the  circumstances  demaiide<l. 

August  31.  Having  for  two  weeks  lived  up.  .i  the 
hospitalities  of  friends,  we  collected  what  had  been 
saved  from  the  devouring  element,  and  con)menced 
housekeeping.  Our  hired  room,  though  inconvenient, 
is  the  aboile  of  happiness.  So  we  have  no  reason  lor 
complaint ;  we  arc  not  deprived  of  the  comforts  of 
life.  The  assurance  of  Divint^  aid  removes  all  anxiety, 
and  makes  us  rttntnciled  to  our  condition. 

Decemuku  6.     Our  new  church  edifice  in  Rutland 


l 


a 

I 


300 


Airroniofin.\rnY  of 


■was  (l(Hli(>ate«1  to  the  service  of  tlie  Most  High,  Ser- 
mon by  llev.  Ira  Z.  Ilaiiing,  assisk'd  by  Itev.  Thomas 
H.  Dra':e,  and  Professors  Spencer  and  Chase,  of  At- 
wood  Institute.  Tiiis  r-hurch  has  never,  until  now, 
owned  a  good  house  of  worship.  The  first  "^iieetings 
were  held  in  the  villa^  e  sch  >l-hou8e,  a  small  brick 
building,  which  was  subsequently  occupied  exclusively 
by  the  church.  But  in  a  few  years,  as  the  congre- 
gation increiised,  the  house  was  deserted  and  finally 
sold.  Afler  this  the  church  was  deiiendent  upon  other 
denominations  for  a  house  in  which  to  worship, 
changing  from  place  to  place,  until  the  present  year, 
when,  by  common  consent,  it  was  agreed  to  rise  and 
build.  Arrangements  were  accordingly  made  last 
spring,  and  now  we  have  a  convenient  house,  corn- 
pi  ated  and  furnished,  nearly  frw  from  debt,  at  a  cost 
of  two  thousand  five  hundred  dollars. 

DErr"MBEB  31.  To  us  the  past  year  has  been  a 
Ujcr.iorable  one.  Our  temimral  circumstances  are  quite 
different  from  one  year  ago;  but,  as  to  health  and  other 
blessings,  we  have  been  highly  favored.  Our  recent 
losses  have  been  partially  made  up.  After  the  burn- 
ing of  my  house,  subscriptions  were  immediately  cir- 
culated. Persons  of  different  religious  denominations, 
and  even  worldlings  and  skeptics,  made  me  generous 
donations,  all  if  which  were  unex|»ecte<1.  Attending 
in  Cheshire  the  autumn  session  of  the  Meigs  Quarterly 
Meeting,  a  clerical  friend,  without  any  suggestion  of 
mine,  presented  my  erase  before  that  body,  and  a  pub- 
lic contribution  was  taken.  Several  newspapers  al- 
luded in  a  touching  manner  to  my  misfortunes,  asking 
aid  in  my  behalf.     Rev.  A.  H.  Chase,  publisher  of  the 


r-f.*,;. 


SELAH    HIBBARD   BARRETT. 


301 


lost  High,  Ser- 
hy  liev.  Thomas 
id  Chase,  of  A.t% 
ever,  until  now, 
he  fifHt  "i/setinga 
e,  a  small  brick 
ipied  exclusively 
,  as  the  oongre- 
?rted  and  finally 
adent  upon  other 
ch  to  worship, 
he  present  year, 
reed  to  rise  and 
igly  made  last 
ent  house,  com- 
1  debt,  at  a  cost 

year  has  been  a 
stances  are  quite 
health  and  other 
ed.  Our  recent 
After  the  burn- 
immediately  cir-  : 
i  denominations, 
ide  me  generous 
ted.  Attendiiij^ 
Meigs  Qijarterjy 
y  suggestion  of 
)dy,  and  a  pub- 
newspapers  al- 
for tunes,  asking 
publisher  of  the 


Chridian  Freeman,  of  Cliioago,  made  tne  a  retnittnnce 
from  his  own  private  finids.     Many  private  individu- 
als, at  home  and  abroad,  rendered  material  assistance. 
Booksellers  and  publislier^^,  upon  learning  the  loss  of 
my    library,    contributed    st-veral    valuable    standard 
works.     Due  acknowlwlgment  should  be  made  to  the 
Freewill  Baptist  Printing   Establishment,  of  Dover, 
New  Ham|)8hire,  for  a  voluntary  donation  of  books, 
through    Mr.    Luther    R.    Burlingame,     the    agent, 
amounting    to   about    fifly    dollars.     I    was    also    re- 
membered by  the  Western  Tract  and  Book  Society,  of 
Cincinnati ;  so  that  I  have  a  new  library,  worth  about 
three  hundred  dollars.     Though  this  amount   is  not 
equal  in  value  to  one-half  of  the  old  library,  yet,  with 
so  good  a  beginning,  my  present  wants  are  supplied, 
and  I  hoi>e  in  time  to  be  able  to  procure  such  works  as 
I  may  need  in  the  future.     Indeed  the  generosity  and 
sympathy  manifested  often  affected  my  heart.     Never, 
until    now,   did    I    know    the   strength   of  enduring 
friendship,  of  that  sympathy  which  alleviates  sorrow, 
and  binds  up  the  wounds  which  misfortune  ifflicts. 
Thanks  be  to  God  for  his  multiplied  favors  and  bless- 
ings. 

>>  CHAPTER    LXIT.^  y^'i. 

U'U^^-^U.,   .^#.  JOTTINGS.  J,    ,._^p.,  ._  ^•.,^.^^^^;, 

January  1,  1869.  Furnished  an  article  for  the 
Ch-iitian  Freeman,  published  at  Chicago.  r  -«» 

January  3.  Heard  two  sermons  delivered  hf 
Revs.  Goodwin  Evans  and  Thomas  H.  Drake. 


1 


M 


.   4 


i  ! 


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AUToniOORAPHY  OF 


I 


I 


m 


I 


.».  January  9.     Laid  tlie  corner-stone  of  my  new 
<lw«!llinjr.|,oii8e  in  the  villugo  of  Jlutlun<l.      ^Mi^iMf& 

January  13.  R<'|M)it«I  for  the  Morning  f>lar  nml 
the  ChriHtian  Freeman  the  winter  session  of  the  Meigs 
Quarterly  Mwtinj^. 

January  17.  Preached  in  Rutland,  my  first  ser- 
n«)n  in  the  new  cliurdi,  from  Daniel  ii,  34.        j^rwi^ci 

January  30.  At  two,  attended  montiily  meeting; 
at  Hoven,  deliverwl  a  tern|)onim«  adtlreas. 

Fkbruary  1.  Forwarded  an  article  to  Dover,  New 
Ilaniiwhirc,  for  the  Morning  Star.     '»#tl  v^t:  !»"tMIs^*«< 

Fkbhuary  6.  Gave  a  public  address;  pwl  re- 
ligious interest ;  fotn-  imnierHcd  in  the  baptistery. 

Fkbruary  8.  Marriwl  a  young  couple  in  my 
study.  The  evening  was  dark  and  stormy;  but  to 
them  all  was  light  and  joy.  '„,, ^  ,..,., 

Fkbruary  13.  By  recpiest,  lectured  again  on 
ten.|)erance.  Intemperance,  sad  to  say,  is  on  the  in- 
crease. ;{'-  ii^g.,    .^Ij.    ^UiftM    I    i^^lf  ^^nH     fsVts 

Fkbruary  19.  Firilslied  residing  Dr.  Fuller's  ser- 
mons. Plain,  earnest,  and  searching,  they  can  not  fail 
to  be  us(>fiil. 

February  24.  Am  forty-seven.  Examined  Pit- 
tenger's  Oratory,  a  new  and  excellent  work,— the  best 
of  its  class. 

February  2?.  Delivered  two  addresses  and  one 
sermon.    '>:^.fi.,^^-^j,,  ,■,,,-,.,.; 

February  28.  Preached  in  the  same  part  of  the 
township.  Here,  one  year  ago,  forty,  by  public  pro- 
fessi.)n,  put  on  Christ.  In  the  evening  heard  Professor 
Chase,  a  native  of  Rutland,  and  a  graduate  of  Hills- 
dale College,  Michigan,     j '  i.-^mK¥mf>mmmf,M^  ■ 


H:k 


RKLAH    IIIHnAni)   HARnF.Tr. 


one  of  my    new 

iin<l. 

''lorning  Star  nnd 

lion  of  the  Meigs 

M(\,  my  first  ser- 

ii,  34. 

lontiily  meeting ; 

>8.S. 

le  to  Dover,  New 

MresH;  gtxxl   re- 
bnptistery. 
;    couple    in    my 
stormy;  but  to 

tared    again    on 
»y,  is  on  the  in- 

Dr.  Fuller's  ser- 
they  can  not  fail 

Examined  Pit- 
wori{, — the  best 

Iresses  and  one 

jme  part  of  the 
by  pul)lic  pro- 
heard  Professor 
[luate  of  Hills- 


Makch  2.  Prepared  an  article  on  "Missions"  for 
publication. 

March  4.  Inauguration  day ;  Andrew  Johnson 
leaves,  and  Ulysses  S.  Grant  takes,  the  prosidentia] 
chair. 

March  10.     Delivered  a  fuoeral  di«CQun«.    .  J:  •;. 

March  14,     Preached,   (^f  •i-ift'irfikV   .i    i. »>»<•,- 

March  21.  Revieweil  Watson's  Life  of  Wesley, 
the  founder  of  MethiKlism. 

March  28.  Attended  a  wedding.  The  parties 
leave  to-morrow  for  the  North-west. 

April  4.  Assiste*!  in  re-organizing  the  Sabbath- 
school,  aAer  which  attended  a  mee'i'i'r  aud  exhorted. 

Ai'Rii.  6.     Attacked  with  chill  and  fever. 

Aprii- 19,     Am  better ;  atfonded  a  funeral.    ^  ih 

May  6.     8oIemnize<l  a  marriage.  j.'?*!4>^».-)f.ai!i:^^anv, 

May  19.  Preached  the  funeral  sermon  of  a  youth, 
suddenly  cut  down  by  the  hand  of  death. 

May  22.  Attended  monthly  meeting;  two  united 
with  the  church.      ',  'yk&?»fS**i«  !j*a«ul-.^.-  t^Viik»^»*r4  (v  ^/li 

May  23.    IleanI  a  disconrse ;  le<1  in  prayer ;  visited. 

May  30.     Committed    the   remains  of  anothf>r   to 
the  grave, — a  young  man  of  seventeen.     How  many 
warnings  have  the  young  to  remember  their  Creator  in 
^the  days  of  their  youth  I  ei-.  ^a'r^jr;.^.; 

Junk  1.     Removed  into  our  new  honse. 

June  6,  PreacluKl  from  the  emphatic  words  of  the 
Savior, — "  One  thing  is  net  Yul»^,i#4 :;fe?f*?Uwi?-4iir?;*,^^, 

June  12,     Another  wedding^'j^;,",'*-!     J;,  ct/ivt-;*/. 

June  13,  Detained  from  my  appointment  in  the 
country  by  a  terrible  storm.  Have,  of  late,  had 
several  violent  storms. 


■    :  < 


■'-■Hi 

■'■''iil 


AUTOBIOQRAPUY   OF 


.TiTNK    15.     Pro|>nr«'H    my    rt'port   for   the   Freewill 
BapliMt  lirginler  for  1870. 

Junk  19.  AUfndwl  uionthly  meeting;  prayed  and 
exliort4>d.         ..i   .^jj,;,;    ♦.i»-..)   ,.;  -  ... 

June  30.  Havo  Iwen  seriously  ill  for  more  than  r 
week  ;  liojK!  I  am  In'tter. 

Jui,Y  4.  Ninety-third  annivenutry  of  American 
Inde|K>ndence.  Attende«l  divine  servicea,  asHistcd  at 
tlie  ooniiiuinion  tul>Ie,  and  prepared  two  or  three  arti- 
d««  for  pnhlication. 

July  5.  Crossing  the  Oliio  on  a  steam-ferry,  en- 
tcrwl  West  Virginia,  u  yonng  but  growing  State. 

July  11.     Preacheil  in  Rutland.     Two  horses,  be 
hmgiug  to  one  man,  were  killiHl  by  lightning. 
July  18.     Preuohed  from  Matthew  vi,  19,  20. 

Prcparetl  Hcveral  articles  for  the  press. 
Wrote  for  the  Christian  Freeman. 
Preached  at  Beeoh  Grove  school-house. 
Attended  the  funeral  of  an  aged  minis- 
ter of  tiie  place ;  a  large  a.s8cuibly. 

AuouOT  14,  16.  Attended,  in  Alexander,  the  Ohio 
Rivrr  Yearly  Meeting.  A  new  quarterly  meeting, 
called  Shiloh,  consisting  of  two  churches,  was  re- 
ceived. 

August   16.     Was   employed   in    writing   for  the 

Mltniing  Star.  ■    ;■>'     nnj;    *.;,<>;,-  ;.?        .(    ;:|,       ). 

August  28.  Attended  monthly  meeting  with  the 
Second  Rutland  Church. 

August  29.     Preached  for  the  church.       f '^^  <i- 
Skptembkh  1.     Forwardefl  an  article  for  the  Morn- 
ing Star.     Am  a  regular  contributor  to  this  and  some 
other  ^)a|>ers. 


July  26. 
August  2. 
August  7. 
August  9. 


sBf.Aii  HinnAnn  nAJinKTT. 


305 


for   the   Freewill 

ing;  prayed  and 

fur  more  than  a 

■y  of  American 
ices,  asHistcd  at 
vo  or  three  arti- 

stcam-ferry,  en- 
iving  State. 
Two  hornes,  be 
litnlng. 
vi,  19,  20. 
1  for  the  press. 
I  Freeman. 
ve  achool-hoiise. 
r  an  aged  minia- 

ander,  the  Ohio 
rterly  inoeting, 
irche),  waa  re- 

(writing   for   the 

ieting  with  the 

for  tlie  Mom- 
this  and  some 


SKPrKMHKU  2.     KiirniHiitMl  Rrticle«  for  the  (Jhi-Mlian 
Freeman  and  tlie  Mei<pt  Lhunty  I'reM.  "*    -^ 

Skitkmuku  6.     Forwurdtd  an  urticle  for  tlic  Metfft 
County  Telegraph,  on  "  Ediicution." 

Skptkmdkr  12.     Prmclicd  two  sermons.   '       '^■ 

Skptkmbeb    13.     Prejared    quarterly    meeting   re- 
port for  publication. 

OcTOBKu  3.  Delivered  a  funeral  discourse  in  Salis- 
bury. 

OoTOBKU  10.     Pifuchoij  two  sermons  in  Rutland. 

OfrroBKU  11.  Baptii-fd  a  middle-ugcd  man  who  is 
in  a  declining  ntate  of  health. 

OcTOBKK  17.  Attended  a  Sabbath-school  con- 
vention, und  gave  an  address. 

OcTOBEK  19.  Had  a  snow-wtorm  which  lasted  four 
hours. 

October  21.  Vinited  the  Clifton  uail-works  in  the 
State  of  West  Virginia. 

October  29.  Wroie  agnin  for  the  Cliridian  Free- 
man. 

November  7.  Joined  with  another  brother  in  hold- 
ing two  meetings. 

November  14.  In  the  forenoon,  delivered  a 
funeral  discourse;  in  th«  afternoon,  preached  at  an- 
other place. 

November  18.    Thanksgiving  day.  '— 

November  28.  Filletl  an  appointment  for  an 
absent  minister.  i-.*;«r.^,    .  ,. 

Dec;ember  1.  Resrlved  to  be  more  regular  and 
systematic  in  my  studies.  By  so  doing,  much  more 
muy  be  accomplished.        '■•.'.«-    •  vvs  ■:. 

Becembetj  4,  5.     Attended  Quarterly  Meeting  at 
20 


AUTOBIOtJRAPHY   OF 

MuHlIejwrt.  During  the  session  gav(>  a  Sabbath- 
school  address. 

Deckmbeb  lU  Atlendcd  wontldy  meeting  in  Rut- 
land. ,  ^  -■-'' ',(,:^'..~.:.^'^: 

DECKMBE3  20.  Wans  apt>ointed  agent  of  and  re- 
porter for  the  ileiga  County  Press.  -.i.«s.i  **.. 

Decembek  23.     Marrit'd  a  joang  couple. 

Decembeb  25.  Ckristuias.  Endeavored  to  ob- 
serve the  day  in  a  proper  manner.  .r:;i 

December  31.  Another  year  numbered  with  the 
past;  had  profitable  reflections.  _      _.^_.^  , 


.Si«- ;a*if<i%s;yj' >  &  a.': 


'.:-:(iH>/'^ 


i  J'V--:. 


CHAPTER   LXIII, 


FUNERAl.  OF   A   PIOUS   MAN. 

January  23,  1870.  Preached  the  funeral  sermon 
of  a  pious  man,  aged  forty-one  years,  from  these 
words :  "  There  remaiueth,  therefore,  a  rest  to  the 
people  of  God."  Owing  to  the  inclemency  of  the 
weather  and  the  distance  to  ths  church,  the  funeral  was 
held  near  his  residence,  at  his  father's  house.  The  at- 
tendance was  unusually  large,  showing  a  marked  re- 
h|KH;t  for  the  deceasetl.  Indeed,  during  the  entire  serv- 
ices, great  attention  was  given,  and  deep  solemiiity 
rcbttxl  upon  every  oonutennncx;.  As  usual,  after  the 
sernjon,  the  citizens  and  friends  took  the  last  farewell 
look  of  one  who  had  for  years  lived  in  their  midst, 
and  who  had  occupied  a  prominent  position  in  society. 
Next,  while  the  rain  was  gently  descending,  a  pro- 
cession was  formed,  and  the  mourners  and  by-standers 


av(>  a   Sabbath 


meeting  in  Rut- 
gent  of  and  re- 


couple,     r-i'  ■'  >.< 
Icavored    to    ob- 

>n!kb«red  with  the 


tr-'    >  -:■  '  li 


II. 


MAN. 


le  funeral  sermon 

ears,   from   these 

re,  a  rest  to  the 

iclcmency  of   the 

1,  the  funeral  was 

liouse.     The  at- 

iKg  a  markeil  re- 

g  the  entire  serv- 

deep  solemnity 

usual,  after  the 

the  last  farewell 

in  their  midst, 

csition  in  society. 

«cending,  a   pro- 

aiul  by-standera 


proceeded  to  the  family  ccnutery,  a  few  rods  distant, 
where  the  last  dutiec  to  the  dead  were  performed. 

Having  known  from  his  boyhood  the  character  of 
this  excellent  man,  I  was  le<l,  while  attendin[;  the 
funeral,  to  reflect  upon  many  incidents  connected  with 
his  life.  His  studious  habits,  his  perious  deportment, 
and  his  profound  respect  for  the  institutions  of  re- 
ligion, showed  that  he  had  been  carefully  instructed 
in  the  principles  of  Christianity.  Mond  and  exem- 
plary in  his  conduct,  he  maintained  tiie  character  of  a 
Christian ;  but  had  never  identified  himself,  by  an 
open  profession,  with  the  chui"ch.  Thus  passed  his  life 
with  an  even  tenor  till  about  twenty  years  of  age, 
when  he  went  to  California  to  acquire  a  little  proprty. 
Being  of  industrious  habits,  he  succeeded  in  his  at- 
tempts; but  the  toils  and  privations  of  this  nbW 
country  impiired  a  robust  constitution,  which  doubt- 
less contribui^Hl  to  his  premature  death.  Yet  he  was 
ignorant,  until  no  I{.te;  of  the  fearful  inroads  which 
disease  was  making  U|)on  him.  He  v.'as,  however,  j)er- 
mitted  by  a  kind  Providence,  amidst  dangers  by  sea 
and  by  land,  to  return  home  and  greet  his  friends, 

At  length  he  married  and  settled  in  his  native  town, 
and  engag(xl  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  purchased 
an  nnimproved  farm  ;  but  by  perseverance  and  indus- 
try, convenient  buildings  and  cultivated  fields  soon 
made  their  a\)|)earauce.  Honest  indnstry  had  its  re- 
ward. But  just  as  he  was  beginning  to  reap  the  re- 
ward  of  hia  laboi-s,  that  insidious  disease,  consumption, 
was  slowly  eyecuting  its  work  »if  death.  The  life- 
giving  priuciple  was  yieldiiig  to  the  iiifluenoe  of  dis- 
ease.    He  was  now  aware  of  this,  and  began  to  set  his 


308 


—.  AUTOBIOOnAPHY   OW  r 


^■^: 


liousu  in  Older.  At  wliat  time  lie  experienced  a  saving 
ciiaiige,  it  is  not, precisely  known.  But  he  had  long 
been  regarded  as  a  child  of  Gud,  though  not  a  member 
of  the  visible  church.  There  was,  however,  an  im- 
portant duty  which  he  felt  that  he  had  neglected.  It 
was  the  ordinance  of  baptism  by  immersion.  Though 
he  had  been  sprinkled  in  infancy,  according  to  the 
usages  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  yet  be  was  not 
fully  satisfied.  He  could  not  feel  that  it  was  Christian 
baptism,  and  was  unwilling  to  die  without  attending 
to  this  ordinance  after  the  primitive  mode.  On  this 
subject  he  conversed  with  his  pastor,  who  expressed  a 
willingness  to  gratify  his  wishes;  but  said,  as  he  had 
been  sprinkled,  he  could  not,  as  a  Presbyterian  minis- 
ter, immerse  him  without  incurring  the  censijrc  of  the 
church.  He  then  advised  him  to  apply  to  a  Baptist 
minister.  He  accordingly  did  so,  and  called  upon  mc 
to  administer  the  ordinance.  I  coniplie<1  with  the  re- 
quest on  the  11th  of  October  last.  His  friends  and 
most  of  the  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  met 
at  his  house,  tH)mposiug  quite  a  congregation.  The 
clerfiyman  of  th»t  church  read  a  portion  of  Scripture, 
and  offered  a  short  prayer.  While  on  the  way  to  the 
water,  the  candidate,  although  educated  a  Presbyte.'ian 
and  sprinkled  in  infancy,  said  to  me  voluntarily  that  he 
had  folt  this  duty  impressed  ui)on  his  mind  for  twenty 
years,  and  he  could  not  see  that  the  Scriptures  taught 
any  other  nuxle  of  baptism  than  that  of  immersion.  ^ 
Tliere  was  at  this  juncture  much  fear  and  trembling 
on  the  part  of  his  friends,  lest  he  would  not  have 
streufith  to  survive  tlie  perfonunnce  of  the  act.  In- 
deeil,  1  was  not  without  my  own  fears;  but  he  went 


ii 


■ienced  a  saving 

xt  he  had  long 

li  not  a  member 

)wever,  an  im- 

neglected.     It 

rsion.     Though 

icording  to  the 

'et  he  was  not 

it  was  Christian 

thout  attending. 

node.     On  this 

pho  expressed  a 

said,  as  he  had 

byterian  niinis- 

i  censure  of  tlie 

>ly  to  a  Baptist 

culled  upon  me 

e<l  with  the  re- 

lis  friends  and 

ian  Churcli  met 

i;regation.     The 

on  of  Scripture, 

the  way  to  the 

a  Presbyte.'ian 

untarily  that  he 

Iliad  for  twenty 

Ti|)ture8  taught 

ininierHion. 

and  trembling 

ould  not  have 

the  act.     In- 

;  but  he  went 


BELAH   IltBBAnn   BAnnETT. 


309 


foi'wunl  trusting  in  the  name  and  strcngtli  of  the  Re- 
deemer. He  not  only  had  strength  equal  to  the  oc- 
casion, but  he  rejoiced  in  God  as  do  all  his  obedient 
subjects.  He  was,  without  receiving  the  least  apparent 
injury,  conveyed  back  to  his  residence,  feeling  the  as- 
surance of  that  hope  which  is  as  an  anchor  to  the  soul. 
'He  soon  united  with  the  church,  arranged  his  tem- 
lM)ral  concerns',  and  selected  the  minister  to  preach  his 
funeral  sermon.  He  lingereil  on  the  shores  of  time, 
in  almost  daily  exj)ectation  of  death,  for  a  little  more 
than  three  months,  when  he  was  delivered  from  his 
sufferings  here  below,  and  transplanted  to  a  more  con- 
genial dime. 

■*^  ■  ;'**«*•■      C  H  A  P  T  E  R  ■  L  X  I V .  *''  M^^m 

&4/iiimm^<^i:^^^  ™  WEST  VIRGINIA.     /vi^^Mi^ibit 

May  30,  1870.  Went  to  Pomeroy,  and  witnessed 
the  ceremonies  of  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of 
the  •Soldiers'  Monument.  The  day  opened  auspiciously 
clear  and  pleasiint,  all  that  was  necessary  to  secure  a 
large,  enthusiastic,  and  sympathetic  gathering,  which 
numbered  more  than  10,000.  After  the  social  organi- 
zations had  marched  in  and  secured  their  respe(!llve 
places,  various  articles  were  dejwsited,  among  which 
were  bullets  and  fragments  of  shells  from  different  bat- 
tle-fields, after  which'  an  address  was  delivered.  On 
(he  sub-structure  will  swhi  be  placed  the  monument, 
upim  which  is  to  bo  [.iscribed  the  names  of  the  fallen 
bi-ayes  of  Meigs  County.  The  honor  of  erecting  this 
PtrihturL'  shall  be  ascribed  to  the  ladies  of  the  associ- 


mi) 


310 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


atiun.  Serious  aecideiits  occurred  during  the  day, 
which  resulted  soon  after  in  the  death  of  a  ciiild. 
Toward  evening  kil  for  Gallipolis  on  a  pat^et,  and 
arrived  there  at  ten  o'clock.  «***'%l*^'  .»/*;*ff*5i» 

May  31.  Upon  awaking  in  the  morning,  found 
myself  ascending  the  beautiful  Kanawha.  The  scenery  , 
is  fine,  cspticiuily  at  this  season  of  the  year,  when ' 
every  thing  is  clothed  with  varied  green.  The  banks, 
much  of  the  way,  are  bordered  to  the  water's  edgo 
with  clusters  of  shrubbery,  presenting  a  scenery  which 
can  not  be  surpassed  by  art.  Besides  this,  it  is  charm- 
ing to  the  eye  to  glance  over  the  wide  bottom-lands 
under  cultivation,  and  to  behold  in  the  distance  the 
majestic  hills  with  their  robes  of  green  attire.  The 
towns,  between  Poiut  Pleasant  and  Charleston,  are  ut 
present  few  and  for  between,  presenting  next  to 
nothing  as  respectable-looking  villages,  fiut  in  the 
Kanawha  Valley  there  are  nmny  rich  farmers,  who 
pay  a  yearly  tax  of  from  one  to  three  thousand  dol- 
lars,— enough  to  make  a  poor  man  independent. 
There  is  more  wealth  here,  and  formerly  more  slaves 
than  in  any  other  part  of  the  State.  ,. 

At  five,  aftei'  a  pleasant  passage,  reached  Charles- 
ton, the  new  capital  of  West  Virginia,  established  on 
the  first  o^'  April  last,  which  contains  a  population  of 
about  3,500.  It  is  washed  on  two  sides  by  the  Ka- 
nawha and  Elk  Kivers,  an<|  iiearly  surrounded  by 
hills.  From  the  lai.ding  the  town  presents  a  dilapi< 
dated  appearance,  owing  prhaps  to  injuries  received 
during  the  lute  war ;  but  as  the  town  is  entered  one  is 
more  favorably  impressetl.  ; 

Although  we  do  not  seek  acquaintance  with  great 


V- 


r  { 


iriiig   the   day, 

itb   of  a  child. 

a  packet,  and 

Qorning,  found 
a.  The  scenery  > 
he  year,  when" 
a.  The  bankfl, 
16  water's  edge 
I  scenery  which 
us,  it  is  charm- 
le  bottom-lands 
he  distance  the 
;n  attire.  The 
arleston,  are  ut 
nting  next  to 
s.  But  in  the 
farmers,  who 
thousand  dol- 
independent. 
r  more  slaves 

ached  Charles- 
established  on 
l)opulation  of 
US  by  the  Ka- 
surrounded  by 
sents  a  dilnpi« 
uries  received 
entered  one  is 


8EI,An   HIBTtABD  BARRETT. 


311 


J 


ice  with  great  •i- 


men,  especially  those  in  civil  authority,  yet  it  was  our 
good  fortune  to  have  an  unexpected  interview  with 
Governor  Stevenson.  He  appears  to  be  a  man  of 
about  forty-five,  tall  and  erect,  possessing  a  predomi- 
nance of  the  sanguine-nervous  temperament.  His 
position,  as  chief  executive  of  the  State,  does  not  seem 
to  elate  him.  Free  and  easy  in  manners,  he  can  not 
be  otherwise  than  popular  with  the  people ;  but  he  bus 
resting  upon  him  great  responsibilities.  The  laws  are, 
in  iLany  resjiects,  defective;  public  impruveuients  have 
only  just  commenced  j  and  the  work  of  building  up  a 
new  State,  emerging  from  the  degradation  of  slavery, 
is  a  task  of  no  small  magnitude.  , 

Called  at  the  office  of  Rev.  Alvin  D.  Williams/ 
President  of  West  Virginia  College  and  State  Super- . 
intendent  of  Schools;  but  found  that  he  was  absent. 
This  I  much  regretted ;  for  he  was  the  only  person  in 
Charleston  with  whom   I   was  personally  acquainted. 
Was,  however,  happy  to  learn  that  he  was  doing  a 
good  work  in  arousing  the  people  on  "' e  importance; 
of  free  schools.     He  is  well  qualified  for  the  posilioa 
which  he  occupies,  being  a  ripe  scholar  »nd  a  live  man. 
He  is,  I  believe,  the  second  Freewill  Baptist  minister 
that  ever  preached  in  the  city.  Rev.  Ira  Z.  Haning,  of 
Oliio,  being  the  first. 

Visited  the  new  State-house,  which  is  in  process  of 
erection,  and  will  be  completed  this  summer.  It  is 
situated  on  Central,  now  Capital,  Avenue,  about  tlir(>e 
hundred  yards  east  of  the  Kanawha,  in  a  beautiful 
square  of  three  acres,  to  be  enlarged  at  no  iltstant  day* 
The  dimensions  of  the  building  are  nearly  as  follows  9 
Length,  one   hundred   and   thirty -seven    feet;   width. 


ISv 


312 


ArTomocmAPnY  op 


fifty-five  feet;  liciglit  to  caves,  sixty-five  fc-?t;  height 
in  the  <',enter,  otu;  liuudi-ed  an<l   forty-five  feet,  em-r 
bracing  three  stories,  inilepciulent  of  the  boHemcnt. 

June  1.     An)se  early,  having  passed  the  night  ut 
the   Kanawha   Hcu8<>,  a  plain  but  substantial  briolcf 
building.     Continued  ray  visits,  calling  at  nearly  all 
the    printing-offices    and    bookstores.      Of  the    four 
papers  published,  only  one,  a  monthly,  is  of  a  religious 
cliiiractcr,    which    is  edited   by    Rev.   William   Gains 
Miller.    In  this  place  there  are  some  six  church  organ-^. 
ientions,  and  the  religious  aspects  of  the  place  seem  to 
be  improving.     Of  late  there  has  been  a  good  revival 
interest,   resulting   in    fifteen  or  twenty  conversions.! 
This  whole  State  is  missionary  ground.     If  projier  ex- 
ertions  were   put   forth,  a  great  and  effectual   workf 
might  l)e  accomplished. 

There  is  hardly  one-twentieth  part  of  the  State 
under  cultivation.  The  great  mass  of  the  land  is  still* 
covered  with  the  primeval  forest,  with  here  and  there 
a  little  cultivated  patch.  In  many  parts,  after  leaving 
the  Kanawha,  the  hills  are  so  precipitous,  and  the 
"  bottoms  "  along  the  numerous  creeks  so  narrow,  that 
only  a  small  portion  of  the  country  will  ever  be  culti-^ 
vated.  The  cattle,  however,  range  over  the  hills  and 
through  the  forests,  indicating  their  presence  by  the 
tink,  tink,  tink,  of  the  old-fashioned  cow-bell. 

There  is  a  young  and  growing  body  of  Baptists  in 
West  Virginia,  known  as  Free  Salvation  Baptists,  and 
holding  sentiments  very  nearly  identical  with  those  of 
the  Freewill  Baptists.  These  brethren  and  churches 
originated  through  the  influence  of  Rev.  Shadrac  Ea- 
tep,  who,  many  years  ago,  while  in  connection  with 


e  fc-?t ;  height 
•five  feet,  em- 
;  banement. 
(1  the  night  ut 
ostantial  brick 
r  at  nearly  all 

Of  the  four 
8  of  a  religious 
^Villiam  Gains 
:  church  organ- 
?  place  seem  to 
a  good  revival 
ty  conversions. 

If  pro|ier  ex- 
efiectual   work 

t  of  the  State 
the  land  is  still 
here  and  there 
s,  after  leaving 
itous,  and  the 
80  narrow,  that 
ever  be  ciilti- 
the  hills  and 
resence  by  the 
ir-bell. 

of  Baptists  in 
Baptists,  and 
with  those  of 
and  churches 
Shadrac  Es- 
oimection  with 


SRTJiH    MIUHAKD   UARBKTT. 


mz 


the  anti  mission  Baptists,  travelwl  and  preached  ex- 
tt'iifiivoly  in  Virfjinia  and  the  adjoining  Slates.  Break- 
ing off  from  them  on  the  subjects  of  free  salvation  and 
free  communion,  he,  with  several  of  his  'sons,  and 
others,  originlited  this  btxly,  which  was  organised  as 
an  association  one  y««r  ago,  with  five  churches,  three 
ministers,  and  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  members. 
The  old  gentleman  has  died  during  the  year,  and  on 
his  death-bed  exhorted  his  sons  and  brethren  to  stick 
to  the  faith.  One  of  his  8tm»,  Rev.  James  N.  Estep, 
is  |)erha{>8  the  leading  man  among  them.  There  are, 
however,  others  who  oi«upy  prominent  {lositions. 
.They  now  number  seven  churches,  nine  ministt^rs, 
and  three  hundred  and  fifty-two  members.  They  have 
almost  exclusive  {rassession  of  a  considerable  portion 
of  territory  in  Boone,  Raleigh,  and  Lincoln  counties, 
and  are  united,  hoiieful,  and  growing.  They  also  pos- 
sess, to  a  very  gratifying  and  noticeable  dt^ree,  the 
confidence  of  the  community.  They  are  a  little  de- 
monstrative. They  end  many  of  tlieir  meetings  with 
an  exercise  in  which  hand-shaking,  singing,  shouting, 
and  clapping  of  hands  are  pretty  freely  indulged,  and 
they  get  not  a  little  happy. 

The  preachers  s^iend  most  of  tlicir  time  in  traveling 
and  preaching,  much  after  the  custom  of  Randall, 
Colby,  Marks,  Phinney,  and  others  of  our  fathers, 
without  fee  or  reward,  except  such  slender  donations 
as  the  brethren  spontaneously  and  privately  give  them. 
They  live  in  great  jwverty,  and  their  families  live  on 
little,  and  are  not  always  supplied  with  that.  They 
have  little  knowlwlge  of  rhetoric,  elocution,  or  of 
grammar,  and  sometimes  murder  rather  unmercifully 


.  i 


314 


AUToniOGllAPHY   OF 


the  King's  English.  Thorc  is,  notwithstanding,  a  good 
deal  of  sharp,  i>ractical  shrewdness.  j'    ;•  -i 

Completing  my  visits  in  Charleston,  proceedetl  down 
the  river  on  the  same  boat — "  Kanawha  Belle " — on 
which  I  came,  and  stopjHjd  at  Cologne,  a  small  village 
at  the  mouth  of  Thirteen,  where  I  remained  over  night. 
Here  is  a  Baptist  church,  the  only  one  of  any  kind  in 
the  place.  This  evening  they  held  a  prayer-meeting; 
but,  like  too  many  meetings  of  this  kind  in  country 
villages,  it  was  thinly  attended.  They  have  a  house 
of  worship  partly  finished.       '  ^r^-*>«'"  ^^^  n»'^S     ' 

June  2.  Having  spent  the  fore  part  of  the  day 
very  agreeably  in  the  society  of  friends  and  ac- 
quaintances, left  on  the  "  Mountain  Boy  "  for  Galli- 
polis,  Ohio,  three  or  four  miles  below  the  mouth  of  the 
Kanawha.  The  remainder  of  the  day  was  occupied  in 
wandering  over  this  old  but  pleasant  town.  It  called 
up  many  reminiscences  of  the  past,  bt?ing  the  place 
•where  my  parents  first  trod  the  soil  in  Ohio,  more  than 
fifty  years  ago.  It  was  then  almost  wholly  inhabited 
by  the  French ;  but  now  I  found  but  one  Frenchman,  a 
very  old  man.  Was  comi)elled  to  sit  up  till  midnight, 
watching  for  a  boat  to  convey  me  up  the  river. 

June  3-5.  Attended  a  session  of  the  Meigs 
Quarterly  Meeting  in  Cheshire,  two  miles  back  from 
the  Ohio.  The  weather  was  delightful,  and  the  meet- 
ings of  worship  well  attended.  On  Sabbath  morning, 
delivered  by  request  a  Sabbath-school  address,  which 
seemed  to  have  a  good  effect.  The  interest  of  the 
meeting  was  niucii  increased  by  the  presence  of  two 
visiting  ministers  from  a  distance — Rev.  J.  F.  Tufts, 
of  the  Miami   Quarterly    Meeting,  Ohio>   and    Rev. 


■■Ml 


8ELAII  irinnAiUi  barrktt. 


;}I5 


itanding,  a  g«K)d 

proceedetl  down- 
^ha  Belle" — on 
,  a  Rmall  village 
inecl  over  night, 
of  any  kind  in 
prayer-meeting; 
:iiid  in  (Hiiintry 
ly  have  a  house 

lart  of  the  day 

Viends    and    ac- 

3oy"  for  Galli- 

he  mouth  of  the 

was  occupied  in 

town.     It  called 

being  the  place 

hio,  more  than 

loUy  inhabited 

frenchman,  a 

)  till  midnight, 

e  river.^  i>?«- 

of    the    Meigs 

les  back  from 

and  the  meet- 

bbuth  morning, 

address,  which 

interest  of  the 

»resence  of  two 

ev.  J.  F.  Tufts, 

)hio,   and    Rev. 


|De 
O 


ni 


Gordon  C.  Andrews,  of  the  Taylor  Quarterly  Meet- 
ing, West  Virginia.  The  latter,  a  native  of  Georgia, 
and  for  some  years  a  Methodist  minister,  had  joined 
the  Freewill  Baptista  in  cou»f(iueuee  of  n  change  of 
sentiment.  The  conference  made  an  elTort  to  aid 
several  declining  churches,  and  selected  a  missionary 
to  labor  with  them.  At  the  close  of  this  meeting  I  re*- 
turned  home,  found  n)y  family  well,  and  again  enteretl 
upon  my  usual  duties  after  an  absence  of  a  week,  with 
health  somewhat  improved.  »<■■: 


r 


( 


'J  .'  ■ 


■'■'-     -.^     ?  :■  "         ■  -■  -      •        ' 

ir.S.;,,.^jrr-^;- CHAPTER    LXV.    ---^^^'  ■''- 

-^    "  OHIO   RIVKR   YEARLY   MEETING.  '- 

September  9-11,  1870.  Attended,  in  Rutland, 
the  annual  st'ssion  of  the  Ohio  River  Yearly  Meeting. 
This  organization  was  eifected  August  24,  1833,  in  Rac- 
coon, Gallia  County,  Ohio,  some  twelve  miles  from  the 
Ohio  River.  It  consisted  of  two  small  quarterly  meet- 
ings— Meigs  and  Little  Scioto.  The  Meigs  Quarterly 
Meeting,  organized  in  1832,  consisted  of  seven 
churches,  five  ministers,  and  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
seven  members;  the  Little  Scioto,  organized  in  1833, 
consisted  of  four  churches,  two  ministers,  and  eighty- 
six  members,  nwiking  the  total,  number  of  churches, 
eleven ;  ministers,  seven ;  members,  two  hundred  and 
twenty -three;  enough,  if  put  together,  to  make  one 
good  and  prosperous  church.  Several  of  these 
churches,  small  as  they  were,  are  still  in  existence ;  but 
all  of  the  ministers  and  most  of  the  membership  are 


wmi 


.116 


AUTOBIOCinAI'HY  OT 


reaping  tlie  rewurd  of  the  fuithfiil  ill  the  "better 
kml."  ■■        ' 

Thus  wa«  forinwl  a  m-w  yearly  meeting,  though 
pmuU  ill  it»  heginniiig,  out  of  the  ruinn  of  the  old  ouc, 
orgiiniz«'d  nlndit  the  year  1H17,  by  Stediiiaii  ami  others, 
deiiominatctl  the  Oliio  Yearly  Meeting.  The  charohes 
Ihat  conipomKl  this  yearly  iiiceting  were,  in  the  year 
1H19,  persmukHl  to  join  the  "  Chrintian  Connection," 
with  tiie  hope  of  securing  greater  permanency  ;  but 
like  a  ship  in  a  8torm,  triinting  itit  fortunes  to  another, 
all  was  lo8t.  Instead  of  seeuring  the  promised  aid 
from  the  ministers  of  that  htwly,  the  ciiurelies  were  left 
to  l(X)k,  as  best  tliey  could,  after  their  own  interests. 
Tlie  eoiiswpu'iice  was,  that  the  flock,  without  a 
shepherd,  became  scattered  and  lost. 

Under  these  iintowanl  circumstances,  the  founders  of 
the  Ohio  River  Yearly  Meeting  must  have  walked  by 
faith  and  not  by  sight;  for,  to  human  view,  ultimate 
success  seemed  doubtful,  if  not  im|M>ssible.  There 
were  so  many  divisions  and  sub-divisions,  and  so  great 
a  variety  of  sentiment  nj)on  points  of  doctrine,  that 
union  and  harmony  stHMiiod  to  be  out  of  the  question. 
St»,  indeetl,  it  diil  ivj>poar.  Under  none  of  these  disad- 
vantages did  the  churches  of  the  first  yearly  meeting 
labor.  They  grew  with  the  growth  and  settlement  of 
the  country,  under  the  gospel  labors  of  men  of  talent, 
apparently  devoted  to  the  higher  interests  of  religion. 
Then!  were  few  or  no  prejudices  against  which  to  con- 
tend, and  the  universal  inquiry  was,  "  What  shall  we 
do  to  be  saved?"  Revivals  followed  revivals,  until 
the  wilderness  Ix'gan  to  blossom  as  the  rose. 

But  how  changed  was  the  present  state  of  things  I 


sraaraMi>d»iN 


m 


in   tlie  "  bettor 

looting,  tliongh 
I  of  the  old  one, 
nan  antl  othcrR, 

The  churches 

• 

ire,  in  the  year 
in  Connection," 
rnitihoncy  ;  but 
ines  to  another, 
e  promised  aid 
urehea  were  left 
■  own  intercMts. 
fk,    without    a 

the  founders  of 
liave  walked  by 

view,  ultimate 
ohsible.  Tiiero 
ns,  and  80  great 

doctrine,  that 
>f  tlic  question, 
of  these  disad- 
yearly  meeting 
(1  settlement  of 

men  of  talent, 
'sts  of  religion, 
t  which  to  con- 
What  shall  we 

revivals,  until 
rose, 
tatc  of  things  I 


8Ki.Air  HinnAnn  BAnnErr.  n\7 

In  addition  to  the  olwtaeles  already  name<l,  there  were 
deep-rooted  ])n'judiee8  to  be  overcome.     Men's  hearts 
hud  l)ecome  hard,  and  their  consciences  seareil,  through 
the  influenc..  of  skepticism.     Even  the  faith  of  the  be- 
lieving jiart  of  the  community  was  so  shaken  by  the  • 
internal  convulsions  in   the  chureh,  that   it  was  ex- 
tremely  difficult  to  create  an   interest,  much  less  a 
sympathy,  in  the  cause  of  Christ.     At  (his  juncture 
of  affairs  was  organized  the  Ohio  River  Yearly  Meet- 
ing,  with  a  few   feeble,   struggling   churches,   which 
wore  "  endeavoring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in 
the  bond  of  j)eaoe."       «     (■ii      -!>,," 

Immediately    after    its    organization,    plans    were 
formed  and  matured  to  supply  the  needy  churches  with 
itinerant  preaching;  for  none  of  them  were  able  to  sus- 
tain   pastors.       Revs.    James    M.    Shurtleff,    Harry 
Branch,   and   John   B.    Wallis   were  selected   as   the 
evangelists.    They  were  in  the  vigor  of  nmnhood,  and, 
seeing  the  great   work   before  them,  entered  upon   it 
with  energy,  although  with  little  encouragemonl  in  a 
pecuniary  point  of  view.     But  they  went  forth,  pro- 
claiming the  unsearchable  riches  of  Christ,  and  meet- 
ing the  trials  incident  to  their  profession,— and  these 
were  not   few.      Their  circuits   were    laborious,    the 
churehes  being  far  ajmrt,  requiring  much  extra  travel. 
Those  were  days  of  sacrifice,  on  the  part  of  the  minis- 
try, which  few  are  now  called  to  make. 

Tor  the  first  seven  years  the  struggle  was  a  severe 
one.  The  ad.litions  to  the  churches  were  small,  and 
the  prospect  of  gain  was  a>iy  thing  but  flattering.  But 
there  was  no  flinching  in  the  struggle,  and  victory 
canjc  at  last.     From  1840  to  1860,  the  churches  were 


IJJ!ll.J'.l!!Wm^ 


318 


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m 


greatly  blcHstnl.  UuvivuU  spread  fur  and  wide, 
new  cliiirelios  wire  «>rgrtiiire<l,  and  the  Athens 
Quarterly  Meeting  iurnuil.  Mure  interest  wuh  mani- 
feHtc<l  in  the  refbrnm  of  the  day — Subbath-Hchools, 
teniperanee,  niiKsionH,  e<ha>ation,  etc.  The  yearly  meet- 
ing, though  loeate<l  aside  of  the  land  of  slavery, 
always  took  a  decided  stand  against  oppression,  which 
was  very  unpopular  at  that  day. 

More  than  fifty  ministers,  ordained  and  unordaiued, 
have  been  raisetl  up  in  the  yearly  meeting.  Several 
other  ministers  have,  from  time  to  time,  move<l  into  its 
limits,  and  have  done  much  to  promote  its  general  in- 
terests. Yet,  owing  to  the  death  and  removal  of 
several  ministers,  the  active  laborers  are  0'.^m[)am- 
tively  few.  TIte  Yearly  Meeting  now  numbers  five 
quarterly  meetings — Meigs,  Little  Scioto,  Athena, 
Shiloh,  and  Taylor,  the  latter  being  in  Wt-st  Virginia. 
The  statistics  are  as  follows:  Fortv -eight  churches, 
thirty-six  ministers,  and  twenty-five  hundred  com- 
municants. 

Having  given  a  brief  sketch  of  the  early  history  of 
the  Yearly  Meeting,  let  us  pause  a  moment,  and  in- 
quire for  the  results.  They  have  been  partly  given; 
but  they  will  not  be  fully  known  until  the  judgment. 
But  as  one  generation  has  passed  away  and  another  has 
come  upon  the  stage,  since  the  formation  of  this 
Yearly  Meeting,  the  history  of  this  religious  bo<ly  will 
be  sought  with  interest.  Then,  let  it  be  said  for  the 
encouragement  of  all,  that  the  good  seed  sown,  though 
with  many  tesu-s,  has  brought  forth  much  fruit,  de- 
monstrating the  fact  that  God  is  ready  to  bless  every 
well-directed  effort  for  the  promotion  of  his  cause  and, 


wscimi/gsffsm^m  t 


8KI.au    UIBUAKI)    MARKtrTT. 


319 


ir  and  wide, 
I  the  Athens 
est  wuH  niuni- 
;ibbuth~Hch(x)l.s, 
le  yearly  meet- 
id  of  slavery, 
►resaion,  which 

id  nnordaiued, 
itiug.  Several 
moved  into  its 
its  general  in- 
d  removal  of 
are  oompani- 
numbers  five 
•ioto,  Alliens, 
rV'fst  Virginia, 
iglit  churches, 
liundred   com- 

irly  history  of 
ment,  and  in- 
partly  given ; 
the  judgment, 
id  another  has 
ation  of  this 
ious  body  will 
•e  said  for  the 
sown,  though 
ich  fruit,  de- 
to  bless  every 
his  cause  and 


kingdom.  Though  feeble  be  the  instrumontalities  em- 
ployi-d,  yet  the  blra^ing,  if  askivl  in  God's  name,  is 
sure  to  follow.  This  is  fully  attested  in  the  hiatory  of 
the  primitive  church,  from  which  are  examples  of  the 
most  cheering  nature.  The  same  zeal  and  earnestness, 
combinctJ  -.vith  corrt'8{K)nding  exertions  and  abiding 
faith,  w.'ll  (.^^omplish  what  no  human  arm  can  efieot. 

-  P  i;        CHAPTER    LXVI.    <<    v 

OCCASIONAL   NOTES. 

January  6,  1871.  Have  entered  upon  another 
year  of  pastoral  labor.  But,  alas!  my  first  work  was 
to  i)reach  the  funeral  sermon  of  an  aged  member  of  the 
church,  who  for  several  years  had  Ixjcn  in  a  declining 
state.  As  soon  as  the  exercises  closed,  was  called 
across  the  street  to  solemnize  a  marriage.  The  parties 
immediately  left  in  one  direction,  and  the  funeral  pro- 
cession in  another. 

January  17.  Preached  a  funeral  sermon  in  Har- 
risonville,  six  miles  north  of  Rutland.  The  as- 
semblage was  at  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  the  de- 
ceased was  about  eighty  years  o(  age,  being  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Scipio  Township.  The  congregation 
was  large,  and  apparently  much  attention  paid  to  the 
discourse.    *k- ■ff-j'?:^'!- *;|J  ■  f5>nu*>4rtrt  tcfvicb  .ju-  ^„-,  -■ 

February  20.  Was  unexpectedly  called  on  to 
preach  tlie  funeral  sermon,  in  Rutland,  of  a  lady  past 
sixty  years  of  age.  As  she  was  universally  knowa 
and  respected  in  the  community,  her  death  drew  out  a 


AUTOBIOOKAPHY   OF 

large  crowd  of  people,  who  sympathized  most  deeply 
with  the  frieuds  of  the  deceased. 

Fkbruabv  27,  28.  At  Middleport,  listened  to 
lectures  delivered  by  Professor  Dunn.  The  one  on 
Palestine,  or  the  holy  land,  was  uncommonly  interest- 
ing. The  professor,  having  visited  that  country,  could 
speak  from  personal  observation.  His  description  of 
Jerusalem,  once  the  glory  of  the  Jewish  nation,  was 
touching  and  sublime.  The  ruins  of  Solomon's  temple 
are  still  to  be  seen,  and  are  visited  by  pilgrims — the 
descendants  of  Abraham — who  wail  as  they  approach 
the  site  of  the  ancient  temple  of  their  fathers. 

March  27-31.  Was  assisted,  in  a  series  of  meet- 
ings, by  Rev.  Jordan  C.  Nye,  of  the  Little  Scioto 
Quarterly  Meeting,  but  more  recently  from  the  State 
of  Pennsylvania,  where  he  had  been  quite  successful 
in  revivals.  Our  meetings  rest  lt«d  in  encouraging  the 
church,  and  inspiring  the  hope  of  better  days.  5    '    'vt; 

April  16.  Preached  for  the  church  in  the  north 
part  of  the  township,  denominated  the  Second  Freewill 
Baptist  Church  in  Kutland.  Ever  since  its  organi- 
zation in  1848,  a  |)ortion  of  my  ministerial  labors  has 
been  bestowed  upon  this,  as  well  as  upon  the  First, 
church.  It  has  from  time  to  time  been  greatly 
favorwl  with  revivals,  and  now  numbers  one  hundred 
and  fitly  liiembers.        .u,   .  x/l    * ;    -^^l  ^?i   •^;.:lv^i     »»;; 

May  28.  In  the  absence  of  the  pastor.  Rev. 
James  W.  Martin,  supplied  the  pulpit  of  the  F'.-st 
Kyger  Church,  in  Cheshire.  This  is  a  large  and 
t)r(»'{>erou8  chnrdi,  and  one  of  the  oldest  -in  the 
(Quarterly  Meeting.  One  or  two  other  churches  have 
had  their  origin  in  this.  ' 


HMMM 


rtta 


..i:-,^.:tc«;^.^.»'.„-^ 


vid  most  deeply 

jirt,  listened  to 
1.  The  one  on 
imonly  interest- 
t  country,  could 
I  description  <^ 
rish  nation,  was 
olomon's  temple 
y  pilgrims — the 
I  they  approach 
athers. 

series  of  meet- 
e  Little  Scioto 

from  the  State 
quite  successful 
encouraging  the 
r  days. 

kh  in  the  north 
Jecond  Freewill 
nee  its  organi- 
?rial  labors  has 

K)n  the  First, 

been  greatly 
«  one  hundred 

pastor,  Rev. 
of  the  F'.-st 

a  large  and 
oldest  -in  the 
churches  have 


SEI.AH    IIinUAnD   BARRETT. 


n% 


June  26.  Received  sad  tidings — the  sudden  death 
of  my  youngest  sister.  It  was  unexpecteil  to  all. 
When  I  saw  and  convei-sed  with  her  last  evening,  lit- 
tle did  I  think  it  was  for  the  last  time.  Iudce<l,  I  can 
scarcely  believe  that  it  is  so ;  but  the  solemn  fact  forces 
itself  upon  the  mind  with  overwhelming  grief.  So 
heavy  is  the  pressure  of  this  affliction,  that  I  am 
weighefl  down  as  one  with  an  insupiwrtable  burden. 
But  the  Lord  is  my  hel|);  I  will  tnist  in  him;  "  he  is 
a  stronghold  in  the  day  of  trouble."  My  sister,  at 
the  age  of  twelve  years,  made  a  public  profession  of 
religion,  and  united  with  the  church,  of  which  she  re- 
mained a  worthy  member.  No  one  ever  doubted  her 
piety ;  for  her  life  was  one  of  Christian  usefulness  and 
devotion  to  Christ.  But  there  is  a  vacancy  in  my 
father's  family  never  to  be  fil^eil.  My  parents  are 
gone ;  my  eldest  and  youngest  sisters  are  gone ;  only 
two  remain, — a  sister  and  niyse'lf, — and  we,  too,  are 
verging  to  the  grave.  Oh,  how  fleeting  is  life!  But 
there  is  a  life  beyon<4  the  grave,  full  of  hope  and  im- 
mortality. Blessed  thought !  Shall  we  meet  again  to 
part  no  more? 

September  1-3.  Went  through  Scipio,  Alexander, 
and  Lodi  to  Canaan,  on  the  Hockhocking  River,  to  at- 
tend the  Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting.  Several  deaths 
had  occurred  in  the  vicinity,  and  one  during  the  ses- 
sion. The  funeral  discourse  v^as  delivered  by  Rev. 
Bradbury  V.  Tewksbury,  a  corresponding  messenger 
from  the  Athens  Quarterly  Meeting.  Rev.  Thomas 
E.  Peden,  of  the  same  quarterly  meeting,  was  also 
present,  having  just  removed  to  Savannah,  a  village 
on  the  river,  to  take  charge  of  a  high  school. 
'2i 


icr 


322 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY   OF 


Preac'lii'd  once,  and  had  tlie  pleasure  of  learning  that 
one  clinrch  was  enjoying  an  interesting  revival. 

Skptkmbkr  24  Exchange*!  with  Rev.  Thomas  H. 
Drake,  and  preached  at  Middlejjort,  on  the  Ohio 
River.  This  plan  is  productive  of  good,  and  should 
be  practice<l  mure  thau  it  is.  It  shows  a  friendly  feel- 
ing not  only  l>etween  churohes,  but  also  between  pas- 
tors,  aud  cements  the  bonds  of  Christiao  union.  A 
g(Kxl  revival  interest  was  manifest  in  this  church,  some 
secessions  having  been  made.    ^ii&i,f''2iitit;i,i^i^|jp«:^,.^i*. 

Oc'roBKR  10.  Reoeivetl  news  tliat  the  proud  city 
of  the  lakes — Chicago— once  so  rich  and  enterprising, 
with  a  great  future  oiiening  magnificently  before  it,  is 
now  in  ruins.  Since  the  burning  of  Mos(h>w,  there 
has  [tern  no  conflagration  anywhere  in  the  worUt  so 
appalling  a^  that  in  this  city.  The  memorable  great 
fires  in  New  York  in  1834,  in  Pittsburgh  in  18^15,  and 
in  Portland  in  1866,  were  great  calamities;  but  the  one 
at  Chicago  is  greater  than  all  combined.  It  is  esti- 
niateil  that  23,000  acres  are  laid  waste,  13,500  build- 
ings consumed,  100,000  |)eople  rendered  homeless,  500 
lives  lost,  and  §300,000,000  of  proi)erty  destroyed. 
The  most  valuable  portion  of  the  city  is  in  ashes,  and 
there  is  nwra  for  nothing  but  tearful  sympathy  for  the 
many  suHerers.  It  is  ahuost  impossible  to  conceive 
the  magnitude  of  the  affliction, — the  financial  hopes  that 
it  will  ruin,  and  the  privation  and  actual  suffering  it 
will  entail  on  both  rich  and  p<K)r.  It  is,  howevty, 
gratifying  to  know  that  measures  are  taken  t<»  afford 
temporary  relief  to  the  tliousnnds  of  helpless  families 
who,  being  forciod  to  flee  for  their  lives,  have  neither 
fo«Kl    nor    shelter.     Fires   have   also   been   raging   in 


of  learning  that 
revival.  if? 

^«v.  Thoina8  H. 
,  on  the  Ohio 
3(HJ,  and  should 
i  a  friendly  feel- 
so  between  pas- 
itian  union.  A 
lis  church,  tsome 

the  proud  city 
lid  enterprising, 
itly  before  it,  is 

Mos<!ow,  there 
n  the  world  so 
lenioruble  great 
x.\i  in  1845,  and 
ies ;  but  the  one 
ed.     It  iti  esti- 
,  13,500  build- 
1  hoinele88,  500 
erty  destroyed, 
is  in  ashes,  and 
nipathy  for  tiie 
)le  to  ooiiceive 
neial  ho|)e6  that 
uni  suifering  it 
[t  is,  howev<»r, 
aken  to  afford 
elpless  families 
8,  have  neither 
ecu    raging   in 


"1— ifii 


SIXAH   UIBBARD   BARRETT. 


Michigan,  "Wisconsin,  and  several  oilier  Western 
States,  destroying  villages,  lunibcT,  crops,  animals,  and 
human  life.  We  see  in  all  this  the  uncertainly  of 
worldly  prosperity,  and  are  admonished  not  to  boast, 
but  to  remember  that  the  day  of  adversity  is  set 
against  the  day  of  prosperity.  Again,  we  learn  the 
folly  of  laying  up  treasures  on  earth,  and  trusting  in 
earthly  possessions.  How  much  better,  if  blessed  with 
wealth,  to  distribute  liberally  to  aid  seminaries  of 
learning,  to  spread  the  knowledge  of  Christ,  and  to 
relieve  the  wants  of  suffering  humanity,  than  to  hoartl 
it  up  to  see  it  take  to  itself  wings  of  Hanie  and  fly 
away. 

December  1-3.  Though  suffering  from  the  effects 
of  a  severe  cold,  attended,  at  Middleport,  the  winter 
session  of  the  Quarterly  Meeting.  We  were  favored 
with  the  presence  and  labors  of  Rev.  Hamilton  J. 
Carr,  of  Athens  Quarterly  Mwting;  Rev.  John  B. 
Lash,  of  Cheshire  Academy  ;  and  Rev.  Riuisom  Dunn, 
of  Hillsdale  College.  This  session,  in  many  respects, 
was  a  very  interesting  one.  The  sermons  were  ef- 
fective, ond  will  be  long  rememhtitMl.  On  Sabbath 
forenoon,  uixm  the  suggestion  of  Professor  Dunn,  a 
collection,  amounting  to  one  liundre<l  dollars,  was 
taken  for  the  benefit  of  the  Freewill  Baptist 
Church  in  Chicago.  In  the  afternoon,  after  a  short 
discourse,  the  Lord's  Supjier  was  administered  to  a 
happy  band  of  believers,  some  of  whom  had  recently 
enlisted  in  the  cause.  ?ti  rT^i  ejp- «» 

-*  ft  . .  f  i  i- 


mi 


AUTOBKIORAPnY   OP 


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':"f-'fliii  ^J 


i  WK'. 


'':X' 


CHAPTER   LXVII.       "..k-^'- 

A   FUNERAL  SKETCH.  '         °!^ ' '  ' 

December  17,  1P71.  Preached  to  the  largest  audi- 
ence I  ever  addressed  on  a  funeral  occasion.  The  day 
was  the  Sabbath.  It  was  warm  and  pleasant.  The 
roads  were  dry,  smooth,  and  beautiful.  Every  thing 
combined  to  render  tiie  day  delightful.  Almost  every 
person,  for  several  miles  around,  had  assembled.  Be- 
sides, the  deceased,  aged  about  sixty,  had,  from  boy- 
hood, resided  in  the  place,  and  was  extensively  known. 
The  suddenness  of  his  death,  too,  had  surprised  the 
people,  and  all  desired  to  attend  his  funeral.  The 
house  was,  therefore,  filled  to  overflowing. 

My  text  on  the  occjision  was  Philippians  i,  21 : 
"  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain."  The 
outline  of  the  discoui-se  was  as  follows:   ^4i^i§^*«rt  v;"  '  * 

Paul  was  a  prisoner,  deprived  of  his  liberty,  and 
under  control  of  his  Ah's.  He  had  a  strong  attachment 
for  the  Philippian  brethren.  They,  also,  had  a  high 
estimate  of  him,  and  raised  for  him  a  volinitary  contri- 
bution. He,  in  return,  sent  them  this  admirable 
epistle.  From  the  utterances  of  his  heart  came  the 
words  of  the  text,  "  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and 
to  (lie  is  gain."    Here  we  have  the  inference  jj^i^^-;^^^ 

I.     Thai  Christ  is  our  life.  tSikSlf^ 

1.  Christ  is  the  author  of  physical  life*      j ;  i   .'u^^ 

2.  He  is  the  giver  of  spiritual  life.  '    tSJi«*gJfe? 

3.  He  is  the  nuKlel  of  the  believer's  life.      V'i    ,; 

4.  He  is  the  hope  and  expectation  of  the  believer's 


«* 


)F 


8ELAH   HIBBASD  BARBETT. 


II. 


the  largest  audi- 
casion.  The  day 
d  pleasant.  The 
il.  Every  thing 
I.  Almost  every 
assembled.  Be- 
had,  from  boy^ 
tensively  known, 
ad  surprised  the 
is  funeral.  Tlie 
ving.  .|»:;,-  U- 
lilippians  i,  21 : 
ie  is  gain."    The 

his  liberty,  and 
Tong  attachment 
ilso,  iiad  a  higii 
wluntary  coiitri- 
this  admirable 
heart  came  the 
B  is  Christ,  and 
jrenee: 


life. 

if  the  believer's 


Notice,  "    ; .,  ,..'   r...  .'/v  ■    .^  \   . 

•II.     How  death  w  our  gain.    '--''J    ■-"^«^ 

"To  die  in  gain."  Death,  considered  in  itself,  is  ap- 
jwliing.  The  tenderest  lM)nd8  of  affection  are  diff- 
solved.  The  most  endearing  relations  are  ended. 
The  deepest  pangs  of  parting  are  endured.  View 
death  in  its  effects:  Childhoo<l,  youth,  and  man- 
hood are  cut  down.  We  behold  the  vigorous  frame, 
the  sparkling  eye,  and  the  glowing  cheek ;  but  soon 
death  performs  its  work  of  destruction.  All  that  is 
mortal  perishes. 

But,  to  the  believer,  it  is  gain  to  die.  Why  ?  Be- 
cause death  delivers  him —  .      ;  .  at-jiy  .isrsgiK- 

1.  From  present  sufferings.  *  /S 
,s*5i     (1.)     Man  suffers  in  his  body.  ,> 
y#    (2.)     He  suflfers  in  his  mind.            ;»ur.fe:-:;tft;M..4Tf^ 

(3.)     He  suffers  by  commiseration. 

2.  By  death  we  are  freed  from  all  human  imper- 
fections. 

sii^    (1.)     Our  knowledge  here  is  imperfect.      '  -*- 

(2.)     Our  judgment  is  defective.  ;  ji   f w 

3.  Death  terminates  the  conflicts  of  this  life.  • 
(1.)     Believers  are  engaged  in  a  fearful  contest. 

'il    (2.)     Their  enemies  are  principalities  and  powers. 

4.  The  gain  to  the  Christian  will  be  universal,     v- 
(1.)     As  to  the  situation.  f^ 

,      (2.)     The  society.  •  .,  A. 

'■it:'    (3.)     The  eiyoyments.  •    w^a*"' 

(4.)     Our  capacities.       ,,    >  ', - -.    tMr:> 
(5.)     In  employments. 
6.     The  gain  will  be  incalculable.  .^ 
6.     The  gain  will  be  eternal. 


i*Jt 


AUTOBTOGRAPHY  OP 


Remarhi,    -  ■-.'A.iJ4,     ' 

1.  If  Clirist  Is  the  Innlit-ver's  life,  how  happy  i8  he 
under  every  circiiniHtunct?  of  life. 

2.  If  death  m  the  believer's  g>un,  how  wilUng 
filioiild  he  l)e  to  die.  .^rfM-//'*.*  t  .(t-*;'«. 

3.  If  to  die  ia  }?!iiii,  how  wrong  to  mourn  over  the 
loss  of  departed  fiiend.s. 

4.  If  "  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain,"  the 
Christian  should  always  be  rcconuiled  to  the  will  of 
God,  either  to  live  or  to  die.  a^    ^^■^'^^iPm-m'^'^m:   ?^^*> 

At  the  elose  of  the  service,  the  remains  were  l)orne 
to  their  last  resting  place,  followed  by  a  pro<'e8sion 
more  than  half  a  mile  long,  including  about  fifty  car- 
riages.    To  me  it  was  a  solemn  scene.       -H^v^'ft  ;>*' 

An  aged   man,  a  brother-in-law   of  the   detreased, 

.residing  some  fifteen  miles  distant,  was  present  at  the 

fuueral.     But  it  was  the  last  funeral  he  ever  attended, 

and  the  last  discourse  he  ever  heard ;  for  he  also  died 

in  a  few  weeks.   i> -■-••'.? /•'•-Trfv-v'^^^  aw  ■.■^'^■-  .-..r-  jirii:.ytir>^ 


V^'^-C II  AFTER    LXVIII.   ^?   n^- 


ii«j«<)- 


POWKR  OF   EARTHLY   ATTRACTIONS, 


January  1,  1872.  Great  is  the  power  of  at- 
traction. By  it  the  earth,  with  its  ponderous  weight, 
is  uplield.  The  planetary  system  also  acts  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  well-known  laws  of  attraction.  If 
such  massive  bwlies  of  matter  can  infliienw  each  other, 
is  it  unreasonable  to  suppose  that  the  mind  may  Imj 
subject  to  certain  influcnciv,  though  acted  upon  in  a 
different  manner?     The   following  narrative,  true  in 


rtte 


SEIiAH    niBUARD  BARRKTT. 


827 


how  happy  ia  he 

uin,  how   willing 

9  mourn  over  the 

die  is  gain,"  the 
•d  to  the  will  of 

nains  were  Iwirne 

by  a  pro<'«'88ioii 

»  about  fifty  car- 

of  the   detrenst'd, 

as  present  at  tlie 

lie  ever  attended, 

for  he  also  died 

power    of  at- 

mdorous  weight, 

so   acts   in    ao- 

atfrnction.     If 

ence  each  other, 

If  miiul  may   Imj 

ctcd   n|mn   in  a 

rrative,  true  in 


all  essential  details,  liiny  serve  a»  an  illustration  o£  this 
fact. 

'!  In  the  earlier  part  of  my  ministry,  I  knew  a  highly 
esteemeil  man,  though  not  a  professor  of  religion.  His 
parents  were,  however,  pious;  hence,  much  religious 
in.struction  was  bestowed  upon  him,  und  many  prayers 
ascendttl  to  heaven  in  his  behalf.  Many  hoped  that 
he  would  follow  the  footsteps  of  his  parents,  or  at  least 
walk  in  the  paths  of  piety.  Every  indieatiim  of 
obedienre  to  the  commands  of  Christ  was  visible.  A 
sfcrious  deportment,  an  upright  ctmrse  of  conduct,  and 
careful  attention  to  religious  instruction,  inspired  the 
hope  that  he  would  sotm  make  a  public  avowal  of  his 
religious  faith.  He  was,  indeed,  "  almost  persjiac'ed  to 
be  a  Ciiristian."  He  was  often  known  to  retire  in 
secret  to  commune  with  his  Maker,  and  to  implore  his 
blessings,     -^piyf  ,vfi$:wmjgf:  «;W:,s«^wj«^ft<T;?j.«vi:;}it'. 

But  rarth  had  ft«  attraedons,  and  this  altnost  dis- 
ciple of  Christ  felt  their  influence  in  a  manner  almost 
irresistible.  No  longer  did  he  snpplirate  the  throne  of 
grace  for  future  favors ;  no  longer  did  he  read  with  de- 
light the  word  of  God ;  no  longer  did  he  go  to  the 
house  of  worship  and  listen  to  the  voice  of  God's  ser- 
vant. His  interest  in  spiritual  things  gradualiy  de- 
clined. His  mind,  formerly  the  seat  of  calm  contem- 
plation, was  now  agitated  with  the  most  ctHivulsive 
throes.  Restless  and  disi-ontented,  he  threw  off  the 
restraints  of  other  years.  Yet,  in  his  own  mind,  the 
struggle  was  great,  whether  to  be  a  Christian  or  a 
votary  of  the  world.  His  ctmscience  conld  not  long 
lie  stifled,  but  spoke  in  thundertones  of  his  duty  to 
consecrate  all  to  Christ. 


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AUTOBIOGnAPHY   OP 


K^rth  li:nl  its  attraction",  SuU  he  finally  rcsolvetl  to 
doft-r,  till  a  fiitiiri'  day,  the  great  work  of  re^wntance. 
The  decision  was  made,  irrevocably  tnadtv  Vain, 
then,  were  the  exjMwtidations  of  friends.  Every  effort 
to  ;)er8UiKle  him  to  Clirist,  t«}  heaven,  and  to  Christian 
huppinc^s  was  fruitless.  He  would  listen,  out  of  re- 
Hpect,  to  ap|)eals  addressed  to  hiin  {)cr8onally ;  but  it 
was  lalwr  In'stowed  in  vain.  Affliction  after  affliction 
followed  him.  His  excellent  father  was  removed  by 
death,  and  soon  the  companion  of  his  bosom.  But  his 
jMirpoae  was  fixe<l  ;  adversity  could  not  change  his 
course.  He  resolved  to  prosecute  his  worldly 
schcnies, — to  be  rich,  to  be  a  man  of  business,  and  to 
a<rt  a  conspicuous  part  in  the  drama  of  human  life. 
Hence,  the  visitations  of  God's  judgment  had  little  or 
110  effect  upon  him. 

Having  determined  to  resist  the  influences  of  the 
gospel,  he  engage<l  in  his  labors  with  avidity,  and  pur- 
sued with  |M?rsevemnce  the  course  which  he  determined 
to  follow.  No  time  was  lost,  no  pains  were  spared, 
and  no  efforts,  on  his  part,  were  lacking.  He  again  set- 
tled himself  in  life,  and,  for  a  locig  series  of  years,  waa 
prospered  far  beyond  his  most  twinguine  expectations. 
Many,  as  they  saw  his  prosperity,  were  filled  with 
envy.  They  could  not  understand  the  secret  of  his 
success,  and  wondered  why  equal  success  did  not  at- 
tend them.  As  before  remarked,  adversity  did  not 
subdue  his  heart,  so  ]>ro3|ierity  could  not  be  expected 
to  produce  the  desirable  change.  He  never  recipnv 
cated  the  favors  bestowed  by  a  Iwuntiful  Providence. 
A  deaf  ear  was  turned  to  the  various  calls  of  benevo- 
lence, and   a   cold    and  selfish  heart  prevented   him 


15mm 


SEIAH    UIBBARD  BARRETT. 


329 


illy  resolvetl  to 
i:  of  ro^wntance. 

inatlo.  Vain, 
J.  Every  effort 
11(1  to  Christiaa 
8ten,  out  of  re- 
rsonally ;  but  it 
1  aAer  affliction 
ma  removed  by 
K)soni.  But  big 
nut  cbangc  bis 
bis  worldly 
business,  and  to 

of  buuian  life. 
;ut  bad  little  or 

ifluences  of  tbe 

ividity,  and  pur- 

h  be  determined 

DS  were  spared. 

He  again  set- 

es  of  years,  was 

ne  expectations. 

yore  filled  with 

e  secret  of  his 

cess  did  not  at- 

cTsity  did  iu)t 

()t  be  expected 

never  recipro- 

ul  Providence. 

sails  of  benevo- 

preveuted   him 


from  sympathizing  with  the  unfortunate,  or  im|)arting 
words  of  cond»)U'nce  to  tlie  afflicted.     Feeling  himself 
sct;ure,   he   gloried    in    his  own   sucoess,   anticipating 
many  yeara  of  pleasure  in  tbe  future.  1 4ii«*i*«i»Wrt*fr:it;^^ 
A  new  scene  now  presents  itself.     This  worldirng, 
this  man  of  cold  and  selfish  heart,  is  brought  to  the 
severest  test.     That  robust  constitution,  which  could 
once  endure  toil,  begins  to  decline.     It  is  worn  down 
with  severe  labor.     The  impress  of  death  is  visible 
upon  his  distorted   features,  where  may  bt;  seen   the 
hectic  hue,  in<licative  of  that  mysterious  disease,  slow 
but  sure  in  tbe  execution  of  its  work, — consumption. 
Still,  to  him,  earth  has  its  attracti(ms.     Stronger  than 
ever    are    bis    attachments    to    the    world.     He    sees 
nothing    .eleome  in  tbe  grave,  and  nothing  in  heaven 
tliat  lie  am  call  his  own.     He  has  there  no  treasure,  no 
God,  no  ho{)e.     Nor  does  be  assent  to  the  fact  that 
there  is  a  God,  a  heaven,  a  hell.     Nor  will  he  converse 
and  reflect   upon   the  subject  of  a  future  state.     He 
knows  that  bis  end  is  nigh,  yet  earth  has  still  its  at- 
tractions,   and    he    clings    to  it    with    tenacity.     Re- 
solving  that  no  one   shall    benefit   him  by  free  and 
friendly  conversation  upon  spiritual  things,  he  is  fully 
determined  that  no  one  shall  be  profited  by  bis  death. 
He  prohibits  having  a  funeral  discourse  delivered,  or 
any  religious  ceremonies  performetl  at  bis  burial.     Be- 
sides, he  disposes  of  his  property  in  such  a  manner  as 
to  preclude  tbe  possibility  of  any  .^oral,  religious,  or 
benevolent  enterprise  ever  deriving  the  least  benefit 
from  his  possessions.  >}{  ^"i*  ^     . 

Thus   lives   and    dies    a    tnan    wholly    devoted    to 
worldly  pursuits.     Surely,  he  who  will  have  no  other 


330 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY   OF 


God  reign  over  him  than  the  god  of  this  world,  will 
fin<l  that  earth  has  attractions  too  strong  to  be  over- 
come at  pleasure.  It  is  like  a  whiripool  from  which 
it  is  impossible  to  extricate  one's  selfl  .;|fv  |^»is  * y,  ?:::.a  . 
Earth  has  attractions  for  every  one  who  will 
voluntarily  yield  to  their  iiifliience.  And,  sorrow- 
ful as  it  is,  t(H)  many,  without  due  reflection,  are 
chnrrawl  with  the  evanescent  shadows  of  a  moment. 
How  many,  esjM'ciiilly  the  young,  are  led,  by  the  al- 
lurements of  transitory  objects,  from  the  path  of  duty  ! 
How  many,  who  have  set  out  with  bright  hopes  of  a 
blessed  immortality  Iwyond  the  grave,  have  lingered 
by  the  way,  dejmvted  from  the  holy  commandment 
delivered  unto  them,  forgetting  that  earth  has  at- 
tractions which,  if  yielded  to,  will  prove  detrimental 
to  the  soul's  eternal  iuterests  ! 


/ 1  a         ,  i.flV 


.V  "!»V-," 


,,.j'fl-] 


CHAPTER    LXIX. 


A    DEATH- BKD8<:;ENE. 


•!fji,'.^j:ri' 


January  4,  1872.  The  most  appalling  death-beil 
scene  that  ever  came  under  ray  personal  knowledge,  is 
the  one  here  narrated.     '■tif*is,i7  't  XiiHi-:\i  *;Vi>li|>\vif  ;'-i'i 

About  thirty  years  ago,  there  resided  in  a  certain 
town  in  which  I  was  acquainted,  a  vain,  thoughtless 
youth.  He  seldom  visited  the  house  of  worship,  but 
spent  the  Siibbath  in  a  careless  manner,  dishonoring 
God,  an<l  distiirl)ing  the  peace  of  those  who  would 
serve  him.  Instead  of  listening  to  religious  in- 
struction, he  was  usually  found  in  public  places  qf  re- 


8ELAH    HIBRARD  RARRKTT, 


m 


af  this  world,  will 
strong  to  be  over- 
rlpoul  from  wluch 

I'^i.^^^SH','-/,  ^-•--  ■ 
y  one  who  will 
«.  And,  sorrow- 
[lue  reflection,  are 
•W8  of  a  moment, 
ire  led,  by  the  al- 

tlie  path  of  duty  ! 

bright  hopes  of  a 
ve,  have  lingered 
)ly  commandment 
lat  earth  has  at- 
prove  detrimental 


E. 

ppalling  death-betl 
>nal  knowledge,  is 

sided  in  a  certain 
Viiin,  thoughtless 
e  of  worship,  but 
nner,  dishonoring 
those  who  woidd 
to  religious  in- 
jblic  pla<!es  qf  re- 


sort, engapo<l  in  vain  amusements.  At  length  a  re- 
vival of  religion  m-curred  in  the  vieinify  of  his  resi- 
dence, and  several  of  his  juvenile  frien<ls  Ix'came  the 
happy  subjects  of  the  work;  but  upon  him  it  had  no 
apparent  effect.  He  still  absented  himself  from  the 
house  of  God,  and  seemed  hardened  in  his  sins,  paying 
little  or  no  attention  to  the  advice  of  friends,  who 
faithfully  warned  him  to  prepare  for  a  dying  hour.  So 
long  and  so  wickedly  had  he  disolieyed  the  law  of 
God,  .that  he  had  no  desire  to  hear  any  thing  on  the 
subject  of  religion,  much  less  to  submit  to  its  require- 
ments. 

The  revival  having  progressed  for  several  weeks,  a 
day  was  appointed  for  baptism,  and  for  the  admission 
of  the  converts  to  the  church.  By  some  means, 
perhaps  from  curiosity,  the  subject  of  this  sketcli 
was  there  seen  for  the  first  time.  The  <lay  was  delight- 
ful, the  assembly  large,  and  the  occasion  solemn. 
Many  could  not  refrain  from  tears,  while  they  saw  a 
happy  band  of  youthful  believers  renouncing  the 
world,  and  publicly  showing  the  sincerity  of  their  j)ro- 
fession.  But  this  young  man,,  for  yoimg  he  was, 
seemed  not  at  all  affected,  while  others  around  hira 
could  not  conceal  their  feelings;  and,  to  show  that  hia 
mind  was  not  troubled  at  the  thought  of  death  and  of 
a  future  state,  he  turned  away  with  an  air  of  con- 
tempt, making  some  very  irreverent  remarks.       nyit:;'^:^ 

Little  thought  he  then  that  he  was  attend*  ng  his 
last  meeting,  listening  to  his  last  sermon,  witnessing 
God's  holy  ordinance  for  the  last  time,  and  slighting 
his  last  call  of  mercy.  But  so  it  was.  He  was  soon 
taken  dangerously  ill,  and  such  was  the  violence  of 


i:}l' 


n:J2 


AUTOHKKJUAI'IIY   OF 


\m  disorder,  tliat  it  iMitllrd  tliu  Hkill  oi'  thu  inoHt  vx- 
porienci'd  pliyHiciuiiii.  Hit)  iminy  sIiih,  with  |M)iideroiiH 
weight,  were  now  brought  to  reiiieinl)raiiot',  and  he 
treiiible<l  in  view  of  entering  a  dread  eternity.  He 
«die<l  upon  a  friend  to  pray  for  him  ;  but  his  friend, 
U'iug  a  skeptic,  told  him  he  couKI  not  pruy.  Then, 
with  a  Had  countenance,  he  exclaimed  in  agony,  "  1 
can  not  die  /  " 

After  H|KMuling,  like  Altamont,  a  short  time  in  the 
niOHt  ugoniziiig  Huifering,  both  of  body  and  miuj,  his 
reason  left  him,  and  returnee]  no  more  until  he  died. 
This  narrutive  should  be  a  warning  to  all  rtjecters  of 
the  gosju'!,  lest  they,  too,  be  compelletl  in  their  last 
moments,  to  utter  similar  languag'^,  aid  feel  that  they 
can  not  die  in  their  sins — <'ie  uurecoaciled  to  God  and 
meet  his  terrible  frown.  ,  .n      '.t,*    rn^i '! 


I" 


i '' 


■    1  '  <^...  .-  •!       "^ 


(••"J-  :'■'• 


!l 


!;    r  -v!P    CHAPTER    LXX. 

THE   YOUTHFUL   EMBASSADOR. 


M' 


,','[•■' i^ri 


January  8,  1872.  Years  have  elapsed  since  the 
death  of  a  youthful  enibassiulor  of  Christ;  yet  I  de- 
light to  dwell  upon  his  memory.  His  life,  though 
short,  was  ohnracterized  with  the  spirit  of  true  de- 
votion ;  and,  though  dead,  the  influence  of  his  ex- 
ample still  lives  to  bless  the  church  and  the  world. 

In  early  youth  James  Brainerd  Tuylor  abandoned 
the  faH('ina«ing  charms  of  life,  and  had  an  affecting 
sense  of  the  ptrishing  wants  of  a  lost  world.  At 
this  |)erio(l,  being  aUiut  lil'teeu  years  of  age,  he  was 


of  tlie  nioef  ex- 
,  with  |M)aderoii4 
iibrancu,  and  lie 
d  eternity.  lie 
;  but  his  friend, 
ot  pray.  Then, 
il  iu  agony,  "i 

lort  time  in  the 
r  and  niinU,  his 
e  until  he  died. 
I  nil  rtjocters  of 
ed  in  their  last 
id  feel  that  they 
;iled  to  God  and 

apscd  since  the 
risfc;  yet  I  de- 
lis life,  though 
rit  of  true  de- 
nce  of  his  ex- 
I  the  world, 
ylor  abandoned 
lid  an  affecting 
)8t  world.  At 
of  age,  he  was 


SELAii  iintnAni)  BAnnETT. 


333 


piuployt'd  as  a  clerk  in  the  city  of  New  York.  Al- 
thonj^h  busily  <Hrnpi(><l  in  his  dnily  jivix'iitiou.'lif  iwcd 
the  most  untiring  eflbrtw  to  promote  the  caust-  of 
Christ,  eealously  engaging  as  a  teacher  in  a  Sabbath- 
st^hool,  the  duties  of  which  he  i>crfbrnied  with  honor 
and  fidelity.  His  leisure  nionients  wero  8|)ent  in  ad- 
dres.siiig  letters  to  distant  friends,  exhorting  them  to 
repentance. 

His  situation  in  a  large  city,  amid»t  its  contami- 
nating influences,  did  not  ut  all  abate  tlie  ardor  of  his 
piety.  The  older  he  btcanie,  the  more  strongly  was  he 
attached  to  the  cause  of  the  Retleemer.  Still,  lie  did 
not  contemplate  entering  ujion  a  more  elevated  sphere 
of  action  until  witnessing,  in  the  year  1819,  the  de- 
parture of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Scudder  to  a  heathen  land. 
Here  he  saw  manifested  the  self-sacrificing  spirit  of  a 
devotetl  missionary,  an«l  he  resolved  to  const'crate  him- 
self wholly  to  Gotl.  He  did  so.  He  gave  up  eviry 
worldly  prosjiect- — riches,  reputation,  ease.  He  flit 
constraini'd  to  believe  that  the  gospel  ministry  was  the 
work  to  which  God  had  called  him.  He  also  believed 
that  mental  culture  was  neces.sary  to  render  him  suc- 
cessful in  winning  souls  to  Christ,  in  exjx)siiig  the 
learned  sophistry  of  infiilels,  and  in  defending  the 
sacred  truths  of  the  gospel. 

•  During  his  preparatory  course,  the  Divine  presence 
seemed  to  illuminate  his  mind,  as  is  apparent  from  his 
diary  and  correspondence.  In  him  is  found  a  happy 
combination  of  intellectual  attainments  and  the  most 
exalted  piety.  Some  suppose  that  it  is  impossible  to 
be  intellectually  disposed,  and  at  the  same  time  be  in 
possession  of  those  Christian  graces  which  adorn  the 


,,,„...X,w,^,«i, 


334 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


liuinble  disciple  of  Jesus.  But  not,  so  with  Mr.  Tay- 
lor. He  valued  literary  awjuireinents,  but  grace  lu'ld 
the  asceudeucy  in  hi^  heart.  lu  short,  almost  every 
thing  pre-eminently  good  shone  with  uncommon  luster 
in  his  character. 

His  earthly  race,  as  already  remarked,  was  short ; 
but  his  days,  after  devoting  himself  to  God,  were  well 
improved.  During  his  collegiate  and  theological 
course,  he  perhaps  accomplishotl,  through  the  blessing 
of  God,  more  than  many  ministers  already  in  the  vine- 
yard. .  Under  date  of  August  8,  1824,  he  writes:    . ,;,, 

"Abundant  reason  to  bk'ss  Go<l  for  my  detention 
yesterday.  Last  evening,  had  an  opening  for  doing 
good,  and  eternity  m»y  show  some  fruit.  Visited 
several  sick  persons,  and  at  every  place  endeavored  to 
speak  fc'ithfully  and  boldly  for  God,  aiid  afterward  at 
a  meeting." 

The  next  day  he  writes :  "  This  night,  glory  to 
God,  had  a  powerfi;l  visitation  from  above;  it  was 
past  telling ;  and  it  was  to  prepare  me  to  stand  up  for 
God.  This  I  did,  and  spoke  boldly ;  the  word  was  at- 
tended with  power,  and  the  spirit  of  jwwer  and  holi- 
ness restetl  upon  me.  Sinners  trembled,  backsliders, 
too,  and  the  engaged  child  of  God  exulted." 

Miiny  attributed  tlieir  conversion  to  his  timely  ef- 
forts. But  it  is  to  be  regretted  that,  like  Brainerd, 
Martyn,  Suniinerfield,  and  Colby,  such  a  successful 
messenger  of  God's  nicrcy  should  so  early  be  cut  off. 
It  wns  apparent  that  his  arduous  efforts  were  more 
than  his  delicate  constitution  could  endure,  and,  as  he 
was  just  entering  upon  his  h)i!g-autioipated  work,  a 
lingt'iiij;  consumption  closed  his  earthly  career.        ;  i.., 


MiM 


MMH 


■""PM 


with  Mr.  Tay- 

but  grnce  held 

l,  almost  every 

icoroiUQn  luster 

ed,  was  short ; 
God,  were  well 
nd  theological 
gh  the  blessing 
idy  in  the  vine- 
he  writes: 
'  Diy  detention 
ning  for  doing 
fruit.  Visited 
;  endeavored  to 
id  afterward  at 

light,  glory  to 

above;  it  was 

to  stand  up  for 

word  was  at- 

)wer  and  holi- 

,  backsliders, 

led." 

us  timely  ef- 

ke  Brainerd, 

a  successful 

y  be  cut  off. 

ts   were  more 

e,  and,  as  he 

Ued   work,   a 

areer.    . , 


• 


SELAH   HIBBART)  BARRETT. 


335 


His  letters  and  journal,  together  with  the  memoirs 
of  his  life,  have  been  published  and  circulated  quite 
extensively,  producing  the  most  happy  effects.  In  one 
of  the  Western  States,  the  reading  of  chis  book  re- 
sulted in  a  glorious  revival,  in  which  nearly  all  in  the ' 
vicinity  of  the  work  experienced  the  forgiveness  of 
sins.  To  conclude,  may  all  who  desire  to  be  holy, 
happy,  and  useful,  labor  to  imitate  the  graces  and 
virtues  of  James  Brainertl  Taylor,  so  far  as  he  imitated 
the  precepts  and  examples  of  Jesus  Christ. .,|^.^^  ,..,_,  , 

v-.'..^''  ^i,?  CHAPTER    LXXI^,.'^;;iij  V;i. 

■'         -'     .  procrastination.  i*-  "      ;'. 

January  10,  1872.  "  Procrastination,"  says  Dr. 
Young,  "  is  the  thief  of  time."  It  robs  us  of  every 
thing  valuable;  in  other  words,  it  induces  us  to  neglect, 
until  too  late,  that  which  is  of  the  greatest  momt-nt. 
It  says  to  the  halting  and  slothful, — "  Time  enough 
yet;  take  your  rest;  to-morrow  will  be  fraught  with 
greater  blessings."  In  this  way  life  is  often  siK'nt  to 
little  purpose,  when  we  might,  by  proper  diligence, 
achieve  great  victories. 

Procrastination  has  provetl  the  ruin  of  myriads, 
not  only  for  time  but  for  eternity.  This  was  em- 
phatically the  case  of  one  with  whom  I  had  the 
pleasure  of  an  acquaintance.  I  was  then  preparing  for 
the  work  of  the  ministry,  and  felt,  as  most  yt)ung  men 
do  under  those  circumstances,  a  zeal  to  do  goo<l.  I 
held,  V  hen  opportunity  presented,  many  private  reli- 


:^gmf^^^4,-i6mmiii'^i^^i^^>' 


nm 


AtlTOmoGRAPHY   OP 


giuus  conversiitlons,  ('8|V'ciully  with  the  young.  This 
man  was  in  the  morning  and  vigor  of  lilc,  and  withal 
was  prepossessing  in  {lersonul  appearance.  He  also  had 
the  respect  which  follows  u  moral  life.  But  with  all 
his  amiable  traits  of  character,  he,  like  the  young 
ruler,  yet  lacked  one  thing.     This  was  religion — love 

to    God.  '  ■    -  .^         .  ,r 

Although  he  frequented  tneietings  of  worship  where 
I  often  exhorted,  yet  circumstances  had  })rev('nted  me 
from  addressing  him  {>crMonully.  But  the  time  soon 
Ciime  when  1  enjoyed  the  oj)portunity.  On  a  beauti- 
ful summer  morning  he  culU'd  at  my  father's,  and 
spent  tiie  day.  I  was  determined  to  do  my  duty,  llnd 
warn  him  earnestly  but  affw:tionately  of  his  danger 
.  wliile  rtjecting  Christ.  He  listened  attentively,  and, 
though  destitutu  of  the  soul-reviving  influences  of  re- 
ligion, he  readily  assented  to  its  trutlis.  But  I  could 
extort  from  him  no  promise  of  immediate  reform.  He 
thuuglit  tlicre  was  time  enouj:'  yet — time  enough  to 
secure  his  salvation.  It  was  vident  that  1'  antici- 
jfflted  many  years  in  ih'  fuuue,  and  hence  procrasti- 
uated  his  return  to  Go^ 

We  [wrted  to  meet  no  more.  In  a  short  time  he  re- 
turned to  hii.  ..ome  in  another  unvr  Months  pas8(-d, 
and  I  heard  nothing  from  him.  vJne  lay,  while  ■  n- 
gaged  in  my  usual  duties,  the  -solemi.  news  of  his 
death  was  announced.  His  lifeless  remains  were,  af^er 
several  days,  found  in  a  lonely  wood,  and  it  W5is  suj)- 
posed  that  he  had  been  murdered.  The  shr  '  was 
overwhelming.  I  saw  more  than  ever  the  dangers  of 
procrastination.  I  resolved  ut  once  to  be  more  dili- 
geut  aud  ikithful  iu  warning  the  living,  by  precept 


REl^fi    UiUU^UU   BAUUKTl'. 


337 


le  young.  This 
life,  and  withul 
ix.  He  ulso  had 
.  But  witli  all 
like  the  young 
9  religion — love 

'  worship  where 
id  prevented  me 
t  tlie  time  soon 
.  On  a  beauti- 
ly  father's,  and 
io  my  duty,  fcnd 
7  of  hia  danger 
ittcntively,  and, 
nfluenct'S  of  re- 
B.  But  I  could 
ate  reform.  He 
time  enough  to 
Uiat  1i  '  antici- 
lence  procrasti- 

..it  time  he  re- 
Mom  Ii8  )NIS8e<l, 
lay,  while  'ii- 
.  news  of  his 
ains  were,  after 
nd  it  w  su|)- 
'lie  sh<  waa 
tiie  (iaiigerH  of 
be  more  lili- 
;ig,  by   prioppt 


and  example,  in  pubU<^  and  private,  even  though  they 
hear  not  nor  obey  the  gosjwl. 

Again,  the  case  of  this  young  man,  who  had  the 
inoet  promising  ho[X!8  of  long  life,  should  be  a  warn- 
ing to  the  young.  They  should  realize  the  danger  of 
delays,  the  uncertainty  of  life,  and  the  certainty  of 
death.  They  should  learn  the  im{X)rtance  of  giving 
earnest  heed  to  their  ways,  before  the  day  of  grace  is 
past,  and  their  doom  forever  sealed.  Yet  maltitudet) 
are  living  careless  and  even  unconcerned,  dreaming  uf 
earthly  felicity,  and  expecting  to  secure  the  favor  of 
God  before  they  die.  But,  like  the  young  man  al- 
luded to  in  this  chapter,  they  may  be  snatched,  in  an 
unexpecte<l  moment,  from  time  to  eternity,  unprepared 
for  the  day  of      lal  retribution. 


VSii. 


■ '^it  >i-'r"  ■:  1 


CHAP!  EE    LXXII. 

THE   liX^^ENTBIO   PREA<  HER. 


V. 

;-v.i.v-/i»iK,,  f  > 


January  13,  187  '.    One  of  the  most  eccentric  and 
errati'    men  whom   1  ever   read,   was  Ix>bknz<j 

Dow,  the  well  known  itinerant  prt-acher.  "The  His- 
tory of  Cosmo j>lite,  or  Lorenzo's  Journal,"  as  his  nar- 
rative is  entitleii,  was  a  favorite  book  of  my  boylKH)d, 
and,  except  tiie  Bible,  afforded  more  interest  than  any 
work  in  my  father's  library.  This  book,  containing  his 
journal  and  his  polemic  and  miscellaneous  writings, 
was  printed  iu  Philadelphia  in  1815,  soon  after  pur- 
chased in  Vermont,  and  then  brought  to  Ohio. 
Loaucd  and  read  until  the  covers  were  worn  off,  it  is 
22 


■WUiU^Utafiiib- 


^^^^j-:^--- 


1. 1 


338 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


Bli    r 


still  ill  existence.  Although  many  new  and  beautiful 
editions  of  Dow's  works  have  since  been  published,  I 
chose,  on  account  of  its  antiquity  and  the  great  serv- 
ice it  had  done,  to  get  this  old  book  rebound ;  <«nd  it  is 
my  intention  to  hand  it  down  to  the  next  generation  as 
a  curiosity  of  the  age. 

Mr.  Dow  was  born  in  Coventry,  Connecticut, 
October  16,  1777,  and  in  tl)e  same  county — Tolland — 
in  which  my  father  was  born.  I  have  seen  and  con- 
versctl  with  many  who  have  heard  him  preach,  and 
they  all  boar  the  same  testimony  as  to  his  general 
character.        ■•  ^.:'  ■'!■'"■*',>■:   .-"-"-'    '''":'    i-'A:"-i 

He  began  fo  be  agitated,  when  fourteen  years  of 
"gp*  ^'y  religious  feelings  and  sjwculation.  He  had 
frequent  dreams  or  visions,  and  was  so  troubled  upon 
the  "  doctrine  of  unconditional  reprobation  and  par- 
ticular elwtion,"  that  he  was,  at  one  time,  on  the  point 
of  putting  an  end  to  his  life.  Finally  adopting  the 
doctrine  of  the  MetlKxlists,  and  feeling  urged  by 
strong  motives  to  devote  his  life  to  the  preaching  of 
the  gospel,  he,  in  1796,  be<^ame  an  itinerant  preacher, 
though  not  without  many  mental  struggles,  and  against 
the  wishes  of  his  parents  and  friends. 

His  youth  and  his  eccentricities  of  character  for  a 
hmg  time  prevented  his  recognition  by  the  conferences 
of  the  Methodist  Church ;  and  he  was  at  one  time  even 
ti'inpted  to  renounce  the  name  of  Methodist.  But  his 
l>ecnliarities  attracted  great  attention,  while  his  shrewd- 
ness and  quick  discernment  of  character  gave  him  no 
incftnsiderable  influence  over  multitudes  that  attended 
bis  ministry.  In  spite  of  contumely  and  rebuffs,  fre- 
quently from  members  of  his  own  sect,  and  ceaseless 


8KLAH   llIBnAnI>  nARRETT, 


339 


lew  and  beautiful 
t)cen  published,  I 
(1  the  great  serv- 
I'boiind  ;  <«nd  it  is 
lext  generation  as 

try,  C(ninectlcnt, 
lunty — Tolland — 
ive  seen  and  cf)n- 
him  preach,  and 
BS  to  hia   general 

fourteen  years  of 
uhition.  He  had 
so  troubled  upon 
lobation  and  par- 
time,  on  the  point 
illy  adopting  the 
feeling  urged  by 
the  preaching  of 
tinerant  preacher, 
iggles,  and  against 

rf  character  for  a 
Dy  the  conferences 
|h  at  one  time  even 
thodist.  But  his 
while  his  shrewd- 
cter  gave  him  no 
(lea  that  attended 
luid  rebuifn,  fre- 
lect,  and  ceaseless 


hardships  and  dangers,  he  prsevered  for  nearly  forty 
ycai"8,  with  an  enthusiasm  which  aiever  relaxed. 

In  the  course  of  his  ministry,  he  traveled  over  vari- 
ous portions  of  the  United  States  and  Canada.  He 
three  times  visited  England  and  Ireland,  and  on 
several  occasions  was  subjected  to  iwrsecution.  It  is 
probable  that  more  persons  have  heard  the  gos|K'l  from 
his  lips  than  from  those  of  any  other  individual  since 
the  days  of  Whitefield.  He  wrote  seves-al  books,  th^ 
most  noted  of  whieli  is  a  history  of  his  own  life,  so 
singularly  •  ventful  and  full  of  vicissitudes.  His  purity 
of  purposv'.  and  integrity  and  benevolence  of  ciiarneter, 
can  hardly  be  questioned.  But  his  eccentricities  ex- 
cited much  prejudice  against  him ;  he  was  thought  by 
njany  to  l)e  insane ;  and  was  known  far  and  wide  as 
"  Crazy  Dow."  He  died  in  Georgetown,  Dintrict  of 
Columbia,  February  2,  1834,  aged  fifty-seven  years. 

In  jierson  he  was  awkward  and  ungainly.  His 
voice  was  harsh,  and  he  passessed  none  of  the  elements 
of  oratory ;  but  his  wit  and  fervor  supplied  the  place 
of  eloquence,  and  rendered  his  address  quite  effective. 
Many  anecdotes,  illustrative  of  his  character,  are  yet 
current  in  those  parts  of  the  country  where  he  was  best 
known. 

Possessing  a  quick,  clear,  logical  mind,  he  reached 
conclusions  as  by  intuition,  and  was  often  able  to 
silence  an  opponent  by  a  single  statement.  He  under- 
stood, with  wonderful  sagacity,  the  motives  of  men. 
He  inspired  his  listeners  with  the  idea  that  he  pos- 
sessed something  which  they  did  not, — an  insight  into 
futurity, — a  hold  upon  the  life  to  come.  He  had  a 
fund  of  wit  and  drollery  which,  joined  to  his  earnest- 


MO 


AUTOmoGRAI'IlY   OF 


nesa  and  thorough  seriousness,  secmcU  out  of  place  in 
a  minister  of  the  goa|)el.  *»i  a  .•■si*w. 

His  iirniness  and  self-esteem  were  hirgc.  Hence,  he 
had  s«>l f-posses^ion,  dignity,  deterniinution,  and  inde- 
l)endence.  He  forinetl  and  carried  out  his  plans  with- 
er regard  to  public  sentiment.  He  copied  afler  uo 
one,  ami  seldom  asked  fi)r  counsel.  "-'^ 

He  had  a  good  degree  of  approbativeness;  but  his 
larger  self-esteem  enabled  him  to  carry  himself 
through  tiie  world  in  a  spirit  of  self-assurance.  He 
was  a  man  of  remarkable  memory,  of  great  fluency  of 
speech,  of  superior  talent,  oft  high  moral  sentiment,  and 
of  decidetl  energy.  To  sum  all  in  a  word,  Lorenzo 
Dow  had  qualities  different  from  any  other  man,  which 
caused  him  to  be  known  and  noted,  and  which  made 
his  name  a  housciiold  word.  y.>,i.  .^n     *'^,*v^i  ';<?;;; t;,>'* 


3Vt'i'> 


>■ 


r4;^iti:«j|>-  Ail^  ._tji 


.r%^'   *i; 


•■  it  I.  ' 


J ''Ml 


/  ^CHAPTER    LXXIII.    iiw^J  < , 

A   VIRGINIA    WKDDING   IN  OHIO.  " 


January  16,  1872.  During  the  rebellion,  which 
lasted  some  four  years,  many  who  were  loyal  to  the 
Government,  rather  than  to  be  pressed  into  the  rebel 
service,  left  their  homes  in  Virginia, — now  West  Vir- 
ginia,— and  made  their  way  into  the  State  of  Ohio, 
and  engaged  in  such  employments  as  they  could  find. 
Several  families,  in  this  way,  often  joined  together, 
and  came  at  the  same  time.  If  they  could  not  always 
do  this,  they  would  come  alone,  and  other  families  fol- 
low as  soon  as  the  way  opened.     Some  made  perma- 


SEI,AII    HIIJBARD   BARRETT. 


341 


m1  oiit  of  place  in 

large.  Hence,  he 
nation,  and  inde- 
nt his  plans  with- 
e  (."opied  after  no 

ttiveness;  but  his 
)  curry  himself 
if-assurance.  He 
'  great  flnency  of 
ral  sentiment,  and 
a  word,  Lorenzo 
other  man,  winch 
and  wliich  made 


III, 


OHIO. 


rebellion,  which 
rore  loyal  to  the 
ed  into  the  rebel 
—now  West  Vir- 
e  State  of  Ohio, 
they  could  find, 
joined  together, 
could  not  always 
itlicr  families  fol- 
ne  made  perma- 


nent homes  in  Ohio;  but  those  who  left  farms  behind 
mostly  returntnl  at  the  close  of  the  rebellion. 

On  a  cold  day  in  November,  1864,  one  of  these 
sturdy  Virginians  entered  my  study.  Though  about 
fifty  years  of  age,  he  was  in  the  prime  of  life— large, 
strong,  vigorous. 

His  first  salutation  was,  "  Stranger,  how  do  you  do ! 
What  cold  weather !— snow,  and  ice,  and  freezing,— all 
so  early,— all  in  Novenjber.  We  do  not  often  have 
such  times  in  Virginia." 

After  assuring  him  that  we  seldom  had  it  so  cold  at 
this  season  of  the  year  in  Ohio,  he  relapsed  into  silence, 
there  being  other  pei-sons  in  the  room.  But  I  ssiw, 
from  the  anxiety  depicted  in  his  countenance,  that 
something  more  than  the  state  of  the  weather  bore  with 
weight  ujjon  his  mind.  What  it  was,  I  could  not  tell. 
He  walked  the  room,  as  if  he  had  something  of  im- 
portance to  communicate,  but  felt  reluctant  to  tell  it. 
Soon  the  company  dispersed,  and  he  alone  remained. 
He  now  approached  very  near  me,  and  hi  a  low,  soft; 
tone,  bord'    ng  upon  a  whisper,  inquired,        u  ■Mi  :t^c 

"  ^    you  marry  folks?"  .  r  nr  . 

Oh,  yes,  when  they  wish  to  be  married," 

"  Well,  I  heard  you  did.  Now  my  son  William  has 
taken  a  notion  to  get  married ;  will  you  come  up  and 
attend  to  it?"  ,     , 

"Certainly;  when  and  where  shall  I  come?"    f  ih-. 

"  To-night,  after  dark,  at  my  house."  '-;:;. 

"  Where  is  your  house  or  place  of  residence  ?  "         7^ 

"On  the 'Squire's  farm." 

"  What  Esquire  ;  for  there  are  several  persons  iu  the 
township  wlio  bear  this  appellation." 


342 


AUTOBIOGUAPHY   OF 


"  Why,  'Squire  S.;  don't  yoii  kuow  him?"  ■<.>■■>  in  m 

"Oil,  yt'8;  1  know  Ew}uiru  S.  But  which  way 
do  you  go  to  get  there?  Is  it  a  i)luiu  roud  ?  I  should 
uot  like  to  travel  a  strange  road  on  a  dark  night." 

"  Ye8,  yes  ;  it  is  as  plain  as  daylight;  you  can't  miss 
it." 

"  Please,  then,  tell  me  the  way  to  your  house  ;  for  I 
was  never  there." 

'•  Never  there !  "       *(' '    /.  i'lui*-'"?'^.. ,'!.;!' 4!  (*-'>'-2lr,,n  rt, 

"  No,  sir." 

^  "  Well,  I  will  tell  you,  so  you  can  not  miss.     Take 

the  north  i-oad  ;  then  pass  a  little  woe  bit  ol"  a  town  ; 
then  keep  straight  ahead,  turning  neither  to  the  right 
nor  to  tlie  letl;  then  bear  right  smartly  to  the  right, 
furnentz  a  big  house;  tlien  ford  the  branch;  go 
on  tlien  till  you  come  to  a  right  smart  little 
hill;  then,  when  you  climb  the  hill, — for  it  will  be 
hard  digiring, — go  through  a  gap  furnentz  a  pair  of 
bars,  which  will  lead  you  into  a  big  iield,  and  this 
will  lead  you* into  another  big  Held  away  to  the  north, 
on  the  lands  of  the  'Squire,  where  you  will  find  the 
house  I  live. in."    •  *»^  MiAsft  .*«>•  r<n  ' 

"  IMca.sc,  sir,  deHoribe  the  road  again  ;  I  may,  es- 
pecially in  the  night,  forget  it." 

He  readily  gave  a  second  description  of  the  road, 
which  to  me  seemed  more  obscure  than  the  first.  I 
told  him,  as  the  ground  and  roads  were  covereil  with 
snow,  it  would  be  rather  difficult  to  find  the  way  on  a 
dark  night ;  and,  on  that  account,  should  much  preAir 
to  come  a  little  beftn-e  night,    feiv  V^i^si^fef  iisii  ii*^/*  • 

"  Oh,  no,  that  will  never  do.  You  have  to 
go  through   that  wee  bit  of  a  town,  and  they   will 


8ELAH   HIBBARD   BARKKTT. 


34.3 


liiiu?"    '--^  • 

But   which  way 
road  ?     I  should 
lurk  night." 
;  you  can't  miss 

iut  house  ;  for  I 


■'■- V  i'i'tf^   «. 


!  J  4:  ('- 

''/^-  <''i-  -yhilu'r  ■??■!£!' 
lot  miss.  Take 
'  bit  of  a  town  ; 
her  to  tlie  right 
tly  to  the  right, 
he  branch ;  go 
it  smart  little 
—for  it  will  be 
jeiitz  a  pair  of 

field,  and  this 
ly  to  the  north, 
u  will  find  the 

n ;  I  may,  es- 

n  of  the  road, 
m  the  first.  I 
t;  covered  with 
i  the  way  on  a 
:d  much  prefer 

foil  have  to 
and   they    will 


know  'xactly  where  )Qa  are  going,  and  we  shall  get 

belled."  7'  'iv" : : ":'; 

"  No,  sir,  I  think  not.  How  will  they  know  what 
my  business  is?" 

"  Oh,  they  will  know  it ;  just  as  soon  as  they  see  you 
come,  they  wdl  know  that  you  are  going  over  to  the 
wedding."  ,  ..;   .     ,^^ 

So  I  found  that  I  must  not  start  till  after  night-fall, 
.  for  fear  I  should  be  seen  on  the  way ;  but  I  tried  to  re- 
member the  dcscriptioi"  of  the  road,  especially  "  *he 
gap  on  tile  iilll  fiirnentz  the  bars ; "  for  if  I  mise,xl 
this,  all  hojie  of  reaching  the  habitation  would  be  at 
an  end,  and  dreadful  would  be  the  dilemma  of  the 
wediliiig  jiarty. 

When  night  came,  I  was  prepared  to  start  on  my 
evening  excursion,  ^t  was  very  dark  and  very  cold. 
The  hill  spoken  of  was  high  and  steep,  and  was 
covered  with  ice  and  snow.  I  dismounted  an<l  led  my 
horse,  and,  sure  enough,  it  was  "  hard  digging  "  to  get 
up.  I  watched  cksely  for  the  "gap"  that  entered  into 
the  "  big  field,"  and  succeeded  in  finding  it.  Now, 
thought  I,  all  is  safe ;  I  shall  soon  come  to  the 
house.  But  not  so;  I  was  completely  bewildered.  I 
could  see  no  bounds  to  the  field ;  neither  could  I  tell 
what  course  I  was  pursuing, — north  or  south,  east  or 
west.  I  was  searching  for  the  other  "  big  field,"  but 
could  not  find  it.  I  felt  like  one  lost  upon  a  prairie^ 
wandering  hither  and  thither.  I  looked  around  to 
discover,  if  possible,  a  light  emanating  from  the  dwell- 
ing; but  could  neither  see  light  nor  dwelling.  At  last, 
in  tlie  distance,  I  cauglit  a  glimpse  of  light,  which  en- 
abled me  to  determine  what  course  to  take.     I  hurried 


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AUTOBIOOnAPHV   OP 


on  amidHt  tho  durkncHH,  and  soon  heard  a  human  voice. 
I  was  met  by  a  party  of  goutlvmen,  who  wtTO  watch- 
ing for  mc,  among  whom  was  tlic  ]>cr80!a  who  invited 
me  to  the  wedding.  As  we  approached  the  houHC,  he 
drew  from  his  jwcket  a  bottle  of  spirits,  and,  to  my 
Hiir|)riH«',  nrgCil  mo  to  test  its  virtues. 

"  I  beg  to  l)c  excused,"  said  I  to  bim ;  "  I  never  use 
epiritaous  liquors." 

"Don't  you?"        '  .  -    - -.      -       : 

"No,  sir."  *  ■ 

"  Why,  it  will  not  hurt  yoii;  it  will  do  yoii  gobcl 
this  cold  night." 

"  It  is  against  my  principles  to  partake  of  ardent 
spirits  on  any  occasion.  I  am  not  accustoniKl  to  the 
use  of  it ;  hence,  I  do  not  feel  the  need  of  it.  I  thuuk 
you ;  again  I  beg  to  be  excuwd." 

The  bottle  now  was  put  away,  and  introduced  uo 
more  during  my  stay  that  evening.       '""  "  "  '  -    •■  ■• 

I  next  entered  the  dwelling,  which  was  a  smalt 
cabin,  built  many  years  ago  for  a  tenant.  Like  all 
Iniiiding!^  of  this  sort,  it  had  a  huge  fire-place,  and  few 
or  no  windows.  There  appeared  to  be  quite  a  group 
of  persons  in  the  room,  all  strange  faces,  and  all  Vir- 
ginians. When  I  entere<l  all  was  quiet.  Approach- 
ing the  fire,  I  sat  for  some  time  to  enjoy,  after  my  cold 
ride  among  the  hills,  its  genial  influences. 
■  At  length,  informing  the  company  that  the  hour  had 
arrived  for  tlie  jH'rforniance  of  the  nuptial  corenionies, 
the  couple  ininiediately  appeared  on  the  center  of  the 
floor,  surrounded  by  the  spectators,  holding  lighted 
candles  in  their  hands,  and  watching  mast  intently  the 
countenances  of  the  persons  to  be  wedded,  as  if  they 


1  u  human  voice. 
*li<)  wtTo  wutch- 
8on  who  invited 
wl  the  houHC,  he 
rit«,  aud,  to  my 

u  ;  "  I  never  use 


ill  do  you  good 

irtake  of  ardent 

cnstoniKl  to  the 

of  it.    1  thunk 

I   Introdiict'd  no 

■li   was  a  small 

lant.     Like  all 

place,  and  few 

quite  a  group 

s,  and  all  Vir- 

rV  PI  (roach - 

,  aiU'r  luy  cold 


ct 


t  the  hour  had 
tial  ceremonies, 
e  center  of  the 
olding  liglited 
).st  intently  the 

ed,  as  if  they 


SF.i.AH  innnAiiD  riAttiu.TT. 


345 


were  about  to  take  a  f:ire\veli  leave  of  tliem.  The 
bridegroom,  dresHcd  in  Virginia  iioinespun,  was  an 
athletic  young  man,  apparently  about  twenty ;  the 
bride,  about  sixteen,  waH  a  plain,  unassuming  girl, 
neatly  dresseil.  As  soon  as  the  last  sentence  was  pro- 
nounced, the  youthful  couple  nxH.'ive«l  the  congratu- 
lations of  all  present,  and  there  was  a  time  of  general 
rejoicing.  The  spell  was  broken ;  the  rtugn  of  silence 
was  ended. 

Next  was  the  supper,  which  consisted  of  plain,  sub- 
stantial foo<l,  got  up  in  a  homely  style.  The  table  be- 
ing small,  but  few  could  be  seated  around  it,  while  the 
rest  waited  for  the  "second  or  third  table."  When 
called,  one  of  the  guests  was  absent.  None  could  tell 
where  he  was.  Search  was  made,  and  he  was  found  in 
a  shed,  or  barn,  alniost  helpless.  "  Poor  fellow,"  they 
said,  "how  he  reckonetl  on  the  wedding!  How  he  has 
missed  his  supper!  Poor,  foolish  fellow!  he  has 
drank  too  much.  What  did  he  mean!  Who  would 
have  thought  of  it!",-        '^  "  ".  •■ 

It  seemed  tliat,  before  my  arrival,  he  had  partaken 
too  freely  of  the  intoxicating  bowl,  and,  wiser  than 
some  men,  he  had  retired  to  hide  his  shame.  But  how 
much  better  and  wiser  :♦  would  have  been,  if  he  had 
tasted  not,  and  acted  the  part  of  a  sober  and  temjierate 
nian.  Had  the  occasion  been  appropriate,  1  could 
have  given  a  good  temperance  lecture. 

When  supper  was  over,  the  inquiry  was  made,  as  if 
I  had  done  a  day's  work, — "What  do  you  charge?" 
Being  informed  what  the  law  entitled  me  to,  it  was 
promptly  paid — no  more,  no  less. 

I  now  ventured  forth,  in  the  darkness  of  the  night, 


m- 


lua 


AiTTonitxmAPiiY  op 


to  n'ttiru  lioino.  I  trif<l  to  imii;,'iiio  luvfii'lf  uinong  the 
liillM  or  moiHitaiiw  of  Virginia,  ut  a  riinil  wt'diling.  I 
coiiKl,  at  leu«t,  say  one  tiling, — I  hud  bcou  ut  a  "  Vir- 
ginia wtiJtling  in  Oliiol  "      ...J,.      .   ,, ,,     ,.  , ,  ,     ,,,•    , 


CHAPTER    LXXIV. 

TIIK     MINISTUY. 


/I  A' 


January  20,  1872.  Wlmt  i.s  meant  by  a  call  to 
tlu'  ministry  ?  It  implies,  t(»  say  the  lea«t,  a  duty  de- 
V(»lving  iij)on  certain  individuals  to  serve  God  in  this 
eapaeity.  One  so  called  must  |M)sse.ss  the  ijiialifieations 
nientiiined  in  1  Timothy  iii,  1-7.  His  mind,  on  the 
sniyect  of  iii-eacliing  the  gospel,  must  he  ind)ued  with 
the  infliuMKies  of  the  Holy  S|)irit.  This  internal  or 
spetiial  call  exhibits  itself  in  a  great  variety  of  ways. 

A  sense  of  the  deplorable  condition  of  the  impeni- 
tent is  one  evidence  of  this  call.  True  it  is,  that 
many  of  the  laity  have  a  solemn  view  of  the  worth  of 
souls ;  yet,  if  they  lack  some  of  the  qualifications  men- 
tioned by  Paul,  they  are  not  called  to  the  holy  and 
ct)nseerated  work  of  the  ministry.  One  thus  called 
will  be  uidiappy  in  the  pursuit  of  any  other  employ- 
ment. In  his  view,  every  tiling  of  a  worldly  nature 
sinks  into  comparative  insignificjince,  when  compared 
with  the  traiiscendently  glorious  work  of  preaching 
Christ.  He  can  not  endure  the  thought  of  spending 
his  life  in  accumulating  wealth,  or  seeking  the  honors 
and  emoluments  of  the  world.  He  will  feel  that  he 
has  a  more  important  mission  to  fill.  ,,     ,        ,  V    ' 


8KI.AH    JliniJARD    HAIlRKTr. 


347 


oiig  the 

iiig.     I 

"  Vir- 


Hc  who  i.x  calK'«l  to  preach  :uiii  n-fiiMCs  t<<  ohoy  the 
call,  can  not  he  so  uselul,  nor  scrvf  G<kI  ho  t'flccliially, 


'.   ,*.     /'A' 

call  to 
nty  (le- 

in  this 
i  cations 

on  the 
'<]  with 
rnal  or 
r  way«. 
mpeni- 
8,  that 
orth  of 
iH  men- 
ily  and 

called 
mploy- 

natnre 
11  pa  red 
caching 
ending 

lonors 
hut  ha 


lid   oth 


Si.  h 


a»  he  negk>ctM  the 
prin('i|)al  duty,  Ihh  religious  enjoyments  will  l)e  Hniall, 
and  the  extent  of  Iuh  influence  eirouniscrilRHl.  A  de- 
sire to  enter  the  niiniHtry  will  not  urine  from  ttelH.sh 
motives,  but  purely  to  do  good,  to  save  souls,  and  to 
honor  God.  He  who  has  any  other  motive  in  view, 
can  not  he  called  of  God  to  the  work. 

The  chnn-h,  if  it  have  any  spirit nal  dis.,  lument, 
will  sometimes  Ix'  able  to  di-cide  ujMm  the  validity  of 
one's  call.  Those  who  are  subjects  of  Divine  grace 
will,  in  many  instances,  Im  better  judges  of  our  minis- 
terial qualiKcalions  than  we  otnselves  cjin  b»'.  Then, 
if  a  church  that  is  alive  in  the  cuust;  of  Go<l,  is  eon- 
vinwd  that  one  or  njore  of  her  members  have  this  call, 
it  should  gi-nt  rally  b«!  taken  for  granted  that  such 
shouhl  preach  the  gospel. 

In  addition  to  the  (pialifications  neceasary  to  Chris- 
tian character  and  usefidness  in  any  other  sphere  in 
life,  the  minister  must  have  access  to  that  fountain  of 
Divine  grace  so  essential  to  ministerial  success.  With- 
out this,  the  ministry  would  degenerate  to  a  mere  pro- 
fession, as  law,  medioiue,  or  teaching.  But  this  is  uot 
God's  economy.  , 

The  trials  of  the  minister  of  the  go8[)el  are  not  few. 
The  frowns  of  the  world  and  the  o|)position  of  iMigo<Uy 
men  must  be  met.  His  well-meant  eiforts  are  often 
unappreciated,  and  at  times  it  wouhl  seem  that  he  had 
not  a  friend  on  earth  to  impart  words  of  encourage- 
ment. When  he  views  the  hopeless  condition  of  those 
who  are  out  of  Christ,  he  is  oppressed  with  sorrow. 


^fi5S>trfl.iiftii.  -'rVifJw^jL***-— ---■ 


348 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY   OP 


To  soo  sucli  persist  in  their  evil  ways,  after  having 
labored  long  and  zealously  for  their  good,  is  intleed 
disheartening.  Nothing  ean  be  more  painful  to  the 
man  of  God,  than  to  Mitness  the  aj)parent  failure  of 
his  untiring  efforts  for  the  sjilvation  of  men. 

The  selfishness  of  tlie  church  is  often  the  source  of 
trial.  Minibters,  though  called  of  God  to  a  great 
work,  can  not  live  without  bread.  In  other  words,' 
they  can  not  live  without  a  pecuniary  support,  wliile 
devoting  all  their  time  and  talents  to  the  work  of  the 
ministry.  The  parsimoniousness  of  the  church  has,  in 
too  many  instances,  driven  many  a  faithful  minister 
from  his  field  of  labor,  to  the  pursuit  of  worldly 
avocations  by  which  to  gain  a  subsistence.  Then, 
what  is  worse,  is  to  see  the  church,  whom  he  has  faith- 
fully served  for  little  or  no  remuneration,  accuse  him, 
under  such  circuins^tancos,  of  worldly-mindedness. 

Trials  among  false  brethren  are  more  severe  than 
those  from  any  other  source.  From  men  of  the  world 
the  minister  expects  but  little,  so  that  inattenti(m  or 
opposition  from  them  is  not  specially  regarded  ;  but 
to  be  neglected  or  censured  by  those  who  were  es- 
teemed as  faithful  and  true  friends,  is  a  great  misfor- 
tune to  a  nnnister.  When  his  own  brethren  forsake 
him,  where  shall  he  look? 

Tlie  calling  of  the  faithful  minister  requires  much 
aelf-denial.  Not  uni'rcquently  he  is  <leprivcd  of  the 
comibrts  of  life.  In  newly-settled  portions  of  the 
country,  he  meets  with  [irivations  unknown  in  older 
settled  ]>laces.  His  labors,  too,  are  necessarily  severe, 
often  overtasking  every  energy,  both  jiiiysieal  and 
lueutulj  until  he  is  brought  to  a  premature  grave. 


8ELAH   H1B«AU1>  liAltUKTr. 


349 


But  there  is  a  bright  side.  Were  it  not  ^fO,  there 
wouia  be  little  inducement  to  enter  upon  the  work  of 
the  gospel  niinistry.  There  is  happiness  in  doing 
good.  Occasionally^  some  are  persuadetl  to  turn  and 
live.  Tliis  yields  unspeakable  pleasure  to  him  who 
has  toiled  in  labors  abundant.  To  see  one  soul  con- 
verted, one  soul  saved  from  death,  more  than  com- 
pensates for  all  his  exertions.  To  have  the  evidence 
that  God  deigns  to  bless  his  feeble  eflForta,  is  sufficient 
to  make  him  happy.  But  how  great  must  be  his  joy 
when  he  has  the  pleasure  of  seeing  many  brought  into 
the  fold  of  Christ  through  the  blessing  of  God  upon 
his  humble  labors. 

The  prospects  of  the  future  are,  also,  to  the  gospel 
minister,  of  the  most  encouraging  nature.  He  looks 
forward  to  a  period  when  his  earthly  labors  will  cease, 
when  he  will  triumph  over  death  and  the  grave,  when 
he  will  receive  an  unfading  crown  of  glory.  In 
heaven,  in  the  paradise  of  God,  he  will  receive  his  re- 
ward. Then  what  will  oe  to  him  the  trials  of  this 
life,— trials  incident  to  the  ministerial  profession? 
They  will  be  esteemed  as  nothing,  and  less  than 
nothing,  compared  with  the  glory  of  God  and  the  im- 


mortal state. '■•?*' -rS' ;r-^'4-.  "'i-wf- 


«*'. 


■,  -s 


^r  rtS! 


-  fiifi 


CHAPTER   LXXV. 

SELAH   BARRETT. 


My  father— Selah  Barrett— was  the  youngest  son  of 
James  and  Elizabeth  Barrett.  He  was  born  in  Staf- 
ford,   Tolland    County,    Couuccticut,    February    25, 


350 


ArTonioGnAPiiY  op 


1790.  His  father  removal  to  tlie  Slate  of  Vrrrront 
Avlieii  he  ivas  a  boy.  Here  lie  ret^eived  the  most  of 
his  eduoatioti,  sutrh  only  as  the  best  common  sclioola 
of  those  times  affonlod,  whieli  was  afk-rward  some- 
what improved  by  private  studies. 

Hia  moral  and  religious  training  was  tmt  over- 
looked, hia  parents  beirg  worthy  and  pious  members 
of  the  B.iptist  Church.  Yet,  like  too  many,  he  broke 
over  the  re.straint.s  of  parental  counsel,  and  delayed 
"  the  one  thing  needful  "  till  twenty-two  years  of  age. 
At  this  tisne  he  made  a  public  profession  of  his  faith 
in  Chri&t,  was  baptizal  by  Rev.  Aaron  Buzzeli,  and 
subswpieutly  joined  the  Freewill  Baptist  Church  in 
Strafford,  being  the  first  organized  church  of  the  de- 
nomination in  th'   State. 

He  at  once  took  a  very  active  part  in  public  meet- 
ings, praying  and  exhorting  as  opportunity  presented, 
and  in  this  wny  rendered  himself  quite  useful  to  the 
church.  A  fttilure  of  health  about  this  time,  being 
predisposed  to  consumption,  induced  him  to  travel  for 
its  restoration.  He  made  tours  on  foot  through  New 
Hampshire,  Connecticut,  Maine,  and  some  other 
States,  giving  him  an  opportunity  to  form  an  extensive 
acquaiutaufje  with  the  most  i)ron»inent  members  and 
ministers  of  the  Freewill  Baptist  denomination,  to 
many  of  whom  he  lucame  strongly  attached,  iml)ibing 
their  spirit  and  sentiment.  The  Bible  now  becjime  hia 
principal  study,  committing  portions  of  it  to  niemorv, 
which  le  retained  to  the  hour  of  his  death.  The  state 
of  his  I,  ilth,  and  the  sudden  death  of  iiis  fatlier,  re-» 
minded  liim  of  his  own  morti'.lity,  stimulating  i\im  to 
Christian  duty.    . 


8ELAH  niBBAED  BAKRETT. 


351 


In  May,  1817,  llfi  Was  married  to  Mish  Sylva  Bcc- 
man.,  ami  in  tlie  ensuing  autumn  rcmoveil  to  what  was 
then  called  the  "fur  West,"  and  located  in  Rutland, 
Ohio.  Upon  his  arrival,  he  found  himself  quite  un- 
prepared for  the  toils  and  difficulties  incident  to 
pioneer  life,  finding  the  country,  inhabitants,  and 
society  very  diflPerent  from  his  expectations,  and  re- 
gretted that  he  had  left  New  England.  He,  howwer, 
became  more  reconciled,  tai.ght  a  school  during  the 
first  winttr  of  his  residence,  which  business  he  had  fol- 
lowed some  in  the  East.  ^amf^^ 

At  a  proper  time  he  again  became  conneotwl  with 
the  Freewill  Baptists,  and  in  1834  was  licensed  to 
preach  by  the  Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting.  In  S<>ptem- 
ber,  1849,  he  was  reguhirly  ordained  in  Cheshire, 
Ohio,  and  has,  perhaps,  preached  more  for  the  Second 
Freewill  Baptist  Ciuirch  in  that  township  than  for  any 
one  church,  though  his  labors  have  been  distributed 
more  or  less  among  all  the  churches  of  the  Meigs 
Quarterly  Meeting;  also,  in  several  churches  of  the 
Athens  Quarterly  Meeting.  He  has  labored  much  in 
connection  with  other  ministers,  in  revivals,  and  in 
many  instances  his  efforts  have  been  attended  witli  the 
Divine  blessing,  at  the  same  tfme  supporting  himself 
and  family  mainly  by  manual  labor.  •-'  ,  i 

During  the  last  few  ye;irs  of  his  life,  he  did  not, 
through  age  and  infirmity,  preach  as  formerly,  yet  con- 
tinued to  take  an  active  part  in  social  and  public  meet- 
ings. The  last  meeting  he  attended  was  on  the  24th 
of  Juno,  1860,  three  miles  from  his  residence,  at  wliich 
he  bore,  ns  usual,  a  testimony  for  Christ.  A  day  or 
two  after  this,  he  was  suddenly  attacked  with  a  severe 


352 


AlTTOniOaRAPHY  OF 


illness,  which  lasted  Iwo  weoks,  terminating  his  life 
July  12,  being  in  the  seventy-first  year  of  his  age. 

He  was  of  an  impulsive  tenijKirainent,  whicli  some- 
tinu's,  wlien  not  gnarded,  l«l  hitn  into  indiscretions; 
but  those  who  knew  him  best  could  make  sufficient  al- 
lowance for  this  defect  of  character.  He  was  a  warm 
and  zealous  friend  of  the  benevolent  enterprises  of  the 
day,  especially  terui)erance  and  antislavery.  He  took 
an  active  part  in  those  causes  at  an  early  day,  when  to 
do  80  was  very  nniwpular.  He  was  one  of  the  first  in 
Rutland  who  took  a  firm  position  against  the  sin  of 
sluvi^ry,  as  then  existing  in  the  Southern  States,  and  to 
vott!  for  the  oppressed. 

He  was  most  uncompromising,  never  yielding  a  point 
until  thoroughly  convinced  that  he  was  in  error.  At 
one  time,  the  church  in  his  own  village,  by  opposing 
influences,  was  scattered  and  became  almost  e&tinct. 
lu  this  fierce  conflict,  he  acquitted  himself  like  a  man 
of  God,  opposing  error  and  maintaining  the  truth. 

Although  not  in  the  habit  of  writing  much  for  the 
press,  he  occasionally  furnished  an  article  for  publi- 
cation, One,  against  "  Note  Preaching,"  publisheti  in 
the  Morning  Star,  received  an  elaborate  reply.  He 
was  also,  for  several  years.  Secretary  of  the  Meigs 
Quarterly  Meeting,  and  of  the  Ohio  River  Yearly 
Meeting. 


immmfi^ftf/^ 


SELAH   HIBBARD   BARBETT. 


353 


:4   i. 


,j.h     ;^ 


At 


;..f.;_    i^r;^      CHAPTER      LXXVI.     K^."^-'.:4ii. 
"*        *  MY   FIRST   NEWSPAPER   ARTICLE.  *  "' 

February  5,  1872.  The  following  is  my  first 
article  for  the  preas,  written  in  February,  1840, 
when  a  mere  youth,  and  published  in  the  Morning 
Star,  of  Dover,  New  nam]>8liire.  It  was  entitled  "  A 
Word  to  Professors  of  Religion."  The  reader,  of 
course,  will  make  due  allowance  for  its  defects,  a  ?*-.». i. 
=i  *'  The  cause  of  God  is  greatly  injured  by  the  un- 
holy walk  of  many  professttd  followers  of  the  Lamb. 
Tliey  exert  a  greater  influence  for  or  against  vital 
piety  than  they  are  awai'e.  Those  who  live  consistent 
with  their  profession,  will  convince  skeptic^  i,'>at  they 
serve  the  living  God,  and  that  religion  is  not  a  fabri- 
cation. Such  persons  can  be  eminently  useful.  Their 
deportment,  conversation,  prayers,  warnings,  and  ex- 
hortations will  have  a  jwwerful  effect  on  their  fellow- 
bein}>s  who  are  out  of  the  ark  of  siifety. 

"  On  (he  other  liuiul,  lot  us  look  a  moment,  and  see 
another  class  who  have  taken  upon  them  the  name  of 
Christ.  Follow  them  to  their  families,  and  the  sound 
of  prayer  ia  not  heard  in  them  for  months,  and  even 
years.  While  mijigliug  with  the  world,  how  vain  and 
thoughtlt'.ss  they  appeiir !  You  never  see  them  weep- 
ing over  sinners,  and  trying  to  persuade  them  to  be  re- 
conciled to  God.  In  trading  and  trafficking,  how 
nigi  r  llu'v  are  to  grasp,  and,  if  possible,  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  the  necessities  of  the  needy  I 

"  Di)es  this  look  like  Christianity  ?     No.     All  the 

distinction  between  them  and  the  world,  is  that  they 

23 


IIMI1II|IIII||IIH!II|1HIII 


354 


ACTOBIOGRAPnY    OP    < 


are  within  the  pales  of  the  church,  and  have  a  name  to 
live  when  they  are  dead.  Though  they  may  mani- 
feat,  at  times,  a  great  zeal  for  the  Lorrl  at  meetings  of 
public  worship ;  yet  it  magnifies  their  guilt  in  the  sight 
of  man,  and  much  so  in  the  sight  of  God. 
A  "  These  remarks  are  not  confined  to  professors  of  re- 
ligion only,  but  will,  in  many  instunoes,  apply  to 
miiuKters  of  the  gospel.  To  oiinfirra  this  fact,  I  will 
cite  an  instance  which  came  under  my  own  personal 
observation.  A  minister,  who  was  regarded  as  a  pious, 
faithful  preacher,  once  urged  a  wicked  youth  to  turn 
from  his  evil  ways  and  submit  to  Christ,  which  in- 
stantly ctiuseil  distress  of  mind  with  regard  to  the 
salvation  of  his  soul.  But,  in  a  few  moments,  he  be- 
held the  same  minister,  who  had  just  enforced  upon 
him  the  solemnities  of  eternity,  engaged  in  an  act  so 
inconsistent  with  the  ministerial  profe&sion,  that  the 
young  man  lost  his  conviction,  and  was  as  careless,  as 
before.  ^lr.k:^vi?>/B-J!-.:kii'i4f^-i»tUi-:>':^^i-}ir^  tsm-iliid'i  :>■ 

"  Perhaps  hundreds  have,  in  the  same  manner,  been 
ruined.  How  important,  tlien,  to  follow  the  in- 
junction of  tije  Savior :  *  Let  your  light  so  shine  be- 
fore men,  that  they  may  see  your  gootl  works,  and 
glorify  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven.'  A  |)erson 
may  appear  a^  holy  as  an  angi>l;  but  it  will  produce  no 
impression,  unless  ho  practices  what  he  professes. 

*'  A  backslider  can  do  more  evil  than  any  other 
person.  The  truth  of  this  remark  is  easily  com- 
prehended. One  that  professes  no  other  things  will 
not  be  believed;  even  if  ho  declares  there  is  no  reality 
in  i*eligion,  because  he  has  never  sought  nor  enjoyed  it, 
and  is  uot,  therefore,  qualiBed  to  judge,  from  experi- 


3  a  name  to 
may  mani- 
aeetings  of 
in  the  sight 

wore  of  re- 
,  apply  to 
fact,  I  will 
n  pcrHOual 

as  a  pious, 
ith  to  turn 

which  in- 
ird  to  the 
;nt8,  he  be- 
)rced  upon 
n  an  act  so 
I,  that  the 
careless  as 

nner,  been 
V    the    in- 

0  shine  be- 
trorks,  and 

A  |)erson 
produce  no 

?88e8. 

any  other 
isily  com- 
:hing8  will 

1  no  reality 
t'lijoyt'd  it, 
mi  experi- 


SELAH    niBBARD   BAHRETT. 


355 


enoe,  wliether  it  be  trne  or  false.  But  one  who  has 
witnessed  a  good  profession  before  the  world,  asHcrting 
the  truth  of  the  Bible,  and  the  power  of  the  go8j)el  to 
redeem  and  save,  and  yet  does  not  live  in  accordance 
with  its  teachings,  gives  the  impenitent  far  more 
reason  to  doubt  the  reality  of  religion  than  what  all 
the  non-professors  and  infidels  of  the  world  could  say 
against  it.       v;^*^:  h-  ..^^ -,■  ■'^■:^3vy*rt^^•l(ftfJif•f^;7s  ^t^ji^^vi 

"  Oh,  re[)ent,  and  do  yoiir  first  work  I  Come  up  to 
the  help  of  tl>e  Lord  against  the  mighty.  Sinners  are 
stumbling  over  you  into  perdition.  Move  out  of  their 
way.  If  you  do  not,  blood  will  be  required  at  your 
hand  in  the  day  of  judgment.  Hear  them  condemn- 
ing you  in  this  world.  One  says,  *  I  live  as  good  a 
life  as  do  professors;'  another,  *  Professors  use  so  much 
deception,  I  do  not  believe  in  religion ; '  another,  '  I 
am,  however,  as  well  off"  as  professors ;  if  they  are 
saved  I  shall  be.' 

"  But,  alas  !  will  not  the  condemnations  of  the  im- 
penitent against  you,  in  the  world  to  come,  be  greater 
than  this?  Yes;  their  language  will  doubtless  be, 
that  your  unholy  life  and  |)erniciou8  example  were  the 
means  of  their  eternal  ruin  !  To  see  so  niany  pro- 
fessed followers  of  Christ  leading  with  themselves 
thousands  of  precious  souls  to  destruction,  is  enough 
to  arouse  the  sympathies  of  the  hardest  heart,  and  to 
cause  the  earth  to  mourn  and  the  heavens  to  weep 
tears  of  blood  I " 

«4J».    #J*  t£,U  _^j      ?1     «  i,^,  -      >     ,  .  .      ^s  '   ^ 


,  [ 

1,' 

ii! 


AITTOniOCRArHY   OF 


CHAPTER    LXXVII.    i^<*,..?f^ 


tij   I-j'i-.o;;   rjfi    I'f  » 


RUTLAND, 


'•■^iii^t-^irr-'it-Tiw^i^iii^ 


Fhbruary  10,  1872.  Having  spent  the  greater 
part  of  my  life  in  my  native  town, — Rutland, — I  de- 
Hign,  in  tliis  chapter,  to  give  a  few  brief  items  of  an 
historical  character. 

The  townsliip  of  Rutland  ia  seven  miles  long  from 
north  to  south,  and  six  miles  broiul  from  east  to  west, 
containing  forty-two  square  miles,  or  26,880  acres. 
Rutland,  the  principal  village,  is  six  miles  from  the 
Ohio  River,  in  the  county  of  Meigs,  and  about  the 
same  distance  fiom  Poraeroy,  the  county  seat.  The 
principal  stream  is  Leading  Creek,  pa&sing  through 
the  soutli-wost  part  of  the  township,  and  emptying 
into  the  Ohio  River.  Along  this  stream  and  its  tribu- 
taries, the  soil  is  a  sandy  loam,  which  is  very  rich. 
The  '*  hill-lands,"  which  embrace  about  nine-tenths  of 
the  8tirfac«,  are  more  barren,  though  quite  productive. 

There  are  in  j)laces  considerable  quantities  of  blue 
limestone.  Verging  near  the  tops  of  the  hills  are 
extensive  quarries  of  sandstone  rock,  of  excellent 
quality.  The  surface  of  the  hills  is  more  or  less 
covered  with  "bowlders"  or  lost  rocks,  of  various 
forms  and  dimensions,  among  which  have  been  found 
pieces  containing  iron  ore.  Below  the  sandstone 
strata,  imbedded  in  the  earth,  are  rocks  of  a  finer 
texture,  but  usually  full  of  scams.  In  tlie  south-east 
part  of  the  township  especially,  are  extensive  mines  of 
coal,  from  two  and  a  half  to  seven  feet  in  thickness. 
Oil  has  been  found,  but  not  as  yet  in  paying  quanti- 


8ET4AH    niRnAHI>   BAnRKTT. 


357 


le  greater 
id, — I  de- 
;in8  of  an 

ong  firom 

t  to  west, 
80  acres, 
from  the 
about  the 
eat.  The 
through 
emptying 
its  tribu- 
I'ery  rich, 
tentlis  of 
roductive. 
;8  of  blue 
hilln  are 
excellent 
B  or  less 
f  various 
>en  found 
sandstone 
•f  a  finer 
louth-east 
mines  of 
liickness. 
5  quanti- 


ties. In  ^former  years,  considerable  attention  was 
paid  to  the  manufacture  of  salt.  But  since  the  Ohio 
River  Sidt  Company,  of  Pomeroy,  commenced  busi- 
ness on  a  gigantic-  scale,  reducing  the  price  of  salt, 
the  Leading  Creek  works,  except  one,  have  been 
abandoned. 

Rutland, .  first  known  and  embraced  in  Salisbury, 
was  included  in  the  tract  called  the  "Ohio  Company's 
Purchase."  The  firtit  settlement  was  made  by  Judge 
Brewster  Higley,  in  tlie  spring  of  1799,  on  the  farm 
now  occupied  by  his  son,  Mr.  Li'cius  Higley.  Judge 
Higley  was  a  native  of  Simsbury,  Connecticut,  but 
moved  from  Castleton,  Vermont,  to  Belleville,  West 
Virginia,  nearly  opposite  the  mouth  of  Hockiiocking 
River,  where  he  remained  al)out  eighteen  moutlis. 
Projiaratory  to  his  removal  from  this  place  to  Ohio, 
he,  accompanied  by  John  Case,  a  nurveyor,  made  a 
visit  to  the  place  of  his  future  home,  then  a  complete 
wilderness.  On  the  last  night  of  their  journey,  hav- 
ing reached  what  is  now  called  the  "  School  Lot,"-*' 
Sedion  No.  16, — they  camped  alone  in  the  woods, 
which  must  have  been  beautifully  suggestive  of 
pioneer  life. 

A  few  months  after  Judge  Higley's  removal,  came 
Samuel  Dana,  of  Massachusetts.  He  was  sent  to  one 
of  the  New  England  colleges,  and  while  tliere  imbibed 
deistical  sentiments.  His  father,  learning  the  fiu-t, 
ceased  to  support  him  at  college,  granting  him,  if  he 
would  settle  u{M)u  it,  a  tract  of  land  in  the  "  western 
country."  He  accepted  the  projwsal.  He  erwted  a 
cabin,  and,  hermit-like,  lived  alone  in  the  woods. 
His  lu>M«e  stood   near   where  Mr.   Livingston  Smith 


AUTOniOORAPHY   OF 

now  resides.  He  taught  tlie  first  school  in  the  new 
settlement,  and  built  the  first  mill  on  Leading  Croek. 
After  a  few  years  of  pioneer  life,  he  returnetl  to  his 
native  State,  where  he  died. 

The  next  i.-ermaneut  settler  was  John  Miles,  of  the 
State  of  New  York,  who  came  in  1802,  being  the 
second  family.  In  1803,  came  Abijah  Hubbell,  Sen., 
Felix  Benedict,  and  Caleb  Gardner,  from  the  same 
State;  and  James  E.  Phelps,  Joel  Higley,  Joel  Higley, 
Jr.,  Daniel  Rnthburn,  and  Benjamin  Williams,  from 
Connecticut,  all  of  whom  had  families  except  Mr.  Wil- 
liams, wlio  aft'Tward  married.  In  1804,  came  Rev. 
Eli  Stedman,  and  Abel  Larkin,  of  Vermont;  and,  in 
1805,  William  Parker,  of  Massachusetts,  and  Thomas 
Everton,  of  Canada.      ,^    ,,.,.ui,,  ,    .    -;;.:: 

From  this  time  onward,  the  township  was  rapidly 
settled  by  immigrants  mostly  from  the  New  England 
States.  Of  the  first  settlers  especially,  i!  may  be  said 
that  they  were  jiersons  of  enterprise, — an  element  of 
character  highly  essential  to  pioneer  life.  The  hard- 
8hij)s  incident  to  a  new  settlement  were  cxj)erienced ; 
but  they  were  met  and  borne  with  becoming  fortitude. 
The  most  of  them,  though  poor,  were  enabled  to  pro- 
cure fiirms  and  improve  them,  so  that  in  a  few  years 
the  inibrokeu  forest  gave  place  to  cultivated  fields  and 
smiling  h'>men. 

The  first  settlers,  in  consequence  of  tlieir  isolated 
situation,  becami'  deeply  interested  in  earh  other's  wel- 
fare. There  was  a  mutual  feeling  of  sympathy  only' 
known  in  a  new  country,  and  a  willingness  to  assist 
each  other  on  particular  octnisions,  such  as  log-rollings, 
log-raisings,  corn-huskings,  etc.     In    clearing  up  the 


BFT.AH    HIBn\Rl)   BARR13TT. 


sr,d 


in  the  new 
ing  Creek, 
noil  to  htA 

iles,  of  tlio 
being  tlie 
jbell,  Sen., 
I  tlie  same 
oc\  Higlcy, 
iams,  from 
t  Mr.  VVil- 
cunie  Rev. 
it ;  and,  in 
ul  Tlioinaa 

me  rapidly 
V  England 
lay  be  said 
element  of 
The  hard- 
cjiorienced ; 
J  fortitude, 
led  to  pro- 
I  few  years 
fields  and 

ir  isolated 
ither's  wel- 
i)atliy  only 
«  to  as.>*i8t 
)g- rollings, 
ing  up  the 


ground  and  raiding  crops,  there  were  eonimon  in- 
terests; when  provisions  were  scaree,  common  sufler- 
ings ;  when  danger  was  nigh,  common  apprehensions. 
There  were  no  limits  to  their  hospitality  ;  for  the  guest 
of  one  family  was  by  all  the  others  welcometl  as  a  jmr- 
ticular  frieud.  Tiie  bonds  of  ufiion  were  strengthened 
by  many  family  ties,  and  the  little  community,  for  many 
years,  may  l)e  regarded  more  as  a  large  family  than  as 
a  few  scattered  inhabitants. 

In  the  year  1827,  occurred  one  of  the  most  violent 
and  frightful  tornadoes  ever  ki>own  in  this  part  of 
Ohio.  I  rememl)er  it  well,  though  only  five  years  of 
age.  The  blackness  of  the  cloud,  tiie  roar  of  the  wind, 
and  the  crush  of  falling  trees  were  peculiarly  dreadful 
and  tUaruiing.  Several  buildings  were  blown  down, 
among  which  was  the  "  brick  academy,"  two  stories 
high,  standing  where  is  now  the  village  of  Rutland. 
A  few  yards  distant,  a  small  house,  occupied  by  a  Mr. 
Bebee,  was  removed  from  its  foundation  ;  and  Mrs. 
Bebee,  the  only  person  in  it,  escaped  unhurt.  And 
M'liat  is  still  more  remarkable,  no  lives  were  lost, 
though  much  property  was  destroyed  in  this  terrible 
gale. 

In  1870,  there  were  in  the  township  fifteen  school- 
houses,  six  meeting-houses,  486  dwellings,  490  fami- 
lies, and  2,471  inhabitants,  246  of  whom  were  colored. 
Of  religious  societies  or  churches,  there  were  two 
Freewill  Baptist,  one  Presbyterian,  one  Christian,  one 
Universalist,  and  two  colored — Methodist  and  Baptist. 
There  had  formerly  been  a  Ik'gular  Baptist  clmrch  ; 
but,  a  few  years  since,  it  lost  its  visibility,  and  tlieir 
house  of  worship  is  now  occupied  by  the  colored  peo- 


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WP 


■■ai 


noo 


AlITOBIOflKArilY    f)P 


m 


$i 


j>lo.     TIk!  iM^st  church  hiiihling  Iwlongs  to  the  First 
Fretiwill  Uu|)ti8t  Churvli. 

..  t    :    .-  ■  •■,,-.., 

ii    CHAPTER    LXXVIII.    i'  ■- 

FlUHT   RUTLAND   CHUnCH. 

FEBnuAHY  11,  1872.  IVachwl  hs  usual  for  the 
FirHt  Freewill  BuptiHt  Ciiunfh  in  iiutluiid,  of  which 
r  nin  puHtor,  and  ol'  wliii-h  1  liavo  been  a  tncmber  for 
more  than  thirty-three  years.  This  was  the  first 
church  of  the  <lenoininution  in  Ohio  of  which  we 
have  any  knowledge.  It  was  organized  in  Salis- 
luiry, — now  Rutland,  Meigs  County, — in  February, 
1810,  called  the  "  Church  of  Christ,"  a  name  given  to 
the  first  churches  in  the  Jjastern  States,  whiiih  after- 
ward received  the  distinctive  title — Freewill  Baptist. 
At  its  organization,  this  church  consisted  of  seven 
members,  as  follows :  ^sa  Stearns, — afterward  a 
minister, — Luke  Brine,  Rowland  Hubbcll,  Sophia 
Stearns,  Elizabeth  Brine,  Susanna  Larkin,  and  Eme- 
line  Larkin.  It  was  taken  under  the  pastoral  charge 
and  watch-«»re  of  Revs.  Eli  Stedman  and  James  J. 
Greene,  who  organiRcd  the  church.  Mr.  Greene,  how- 
ever, soon  moved  to  the  South. 

Others  soon  unitefl,  and  before  the  close  of  the  year 
the  church  numbered  about  forty  menilwrs.  For  two 
yeai-s  following  every  thing  went  on  harmoniously. 
The  reviving  inflncnws  of  the  Spirit  were  felt  in 
nearly  all  of  the  monthly  njoctings,  at  which  there 
were  usually  some  who  related  the  "  dealings  of  God 


HKLAH    inUBAUU   UARItKTT. 


861 


to   their  souIh,"  requeHtiiig  tli«  privilege  of  uniting 
witii  the  diiirdi. 

In  the  bfginuiug  of  1812,  another  cxtcii»ive  r<^vival 
prevailed,  in  wliicii  many  of  the  youth  were  brought 
to  njoioe  iu  Gtid.  It  in  p^ijier  to  reiuarli  liere,  that 
God  workH  by  niean8  iu  the  awakening  of  the  uncon- 
verted. This  was  emphatically  the  eaae  in  thin  re- 
vival. Many  were  alarmed  on  aca>unt  of  the  wonder- 
ful shaking  of  the  earth,  which  wa.s  probably  caused 
by  earthquakes  in  remote  sections  of  the  country. 
"Since  the  last  monthly  meeting,"  says  the  r«)ord  for 
March,  "there  appears  to  be  a  general  alarm  among 
sinners,  owing  to  the  shaking  of  the  earth  iu  these 
days,  and  many  converta  date  their  conviction  from 
the  same." 

In  December,  1816,  another  interesting  work  of 
grace  was  experienced.  The  Lord  blessed  this  part  of 
his  vineyard  in  a  remarkable  manner,  by  engaging  the 
hearts  of  his  ixK)ple  in  prayer,  calling  home  wand^Tei-s, 
and  bowing  the  hearts  of  sinners  to  his  })eacofiil 
scepter.  The  strongholds  of  Satan  appeared  to  g\vo 
way,  while  the  Redeemer's  kingdom  was  advnncetl. 
Laborers  entered  the  gospel  field,  and  abui.dant  was 
the  harvest,  promising  a  glorious  future.  But  in  tiie 
year  1818,  in  the  midst  of  this  prosjx'rity,  unexp«K;led 
trials  arose,  blighting  every  Iiojk!  and  prospect.  De- 
pressed under  these  afiQictions,  at  a  nession  of  the 
Yearly  Meeting,  held  in  August,  1819,  attended  by 
several  influential  ministers  of  the  "  Christian  Con- 
nection," from  Kentucky,  a  union  with  them  was  pro- 
posed and  consummated.  Althc-jgh  the  majority  of  the 
church  approved  of  this  arrangement,  yet  a  few  were 


'^S'SiftJifS 


362 


ArrroniooRArHY  op 


dissatisfifH?.     The  churuli,  uiKler  this  name,  struggled 
oil  till  Augiist,1824,  when  it  lost  its  visibility. 

Churches  of  other  denominations  were  sabse-  . 
qiiently  organized,  and  some  of  the  old  members 
joined  these,  while  far  the  greater  majority  went  back 
to  the  world.  But,  as  already  noticed,  there  were  left 
a  few  who  had  not  turned  aside.  On  the  second  Sa- 
turday of  October,  1  >23,  in  the  village  of  Uiitland, 
about  one  mile  from  the  sjwt  where,  eighteen  years  be- 
fore, the  first  church  organization  took  place,  eight 
persons  convenanted  to  renew  church  order.  Two 
brethren  and  six  sisters,  in  the  absence  of  any  offici- 
ating minister,  under  a  sense  of  duty,  solemnly  re- 
newed their  vows  to  walk  before  G(xl  as  living 
members  of  his  church. 

The  organization  of  1810  consisted  of  seven  mem- 
bers,— that  of  1828,  of  eight,  including  one  of  the 
meml)er8  of  the  first  church, — Susanna  Larkin.  The 
new  church,  if  so  it  may  be  called,  comruenced  holding 
prayer  and  conference  meetings,  seldom  having  a 
minister  to  pn'ach  for  them,  and  in  a  short  time  had 
the  pleasure  of  seeing  their  number  increased.  The 
next    year,    1829,    a    powerful    revival    was    experi- 

But  the  ways  of  Zion  again  mourned.  The  church 
struggled  on  for  several  y«u-s  under  much  opposition, 
What  few  now  remained  had  been  tried  in  the  furnac* 
of  affliction.  They  did  not  swerve  from  duty,  but 
were  faithful  in  the  darkest  hour  of  adversity. 
Though  it  often  appeared  impossible  for  them  to  sus- 
tiiin  tiieir  jMtsition  and  to  keep  U|>  ehurcli  visibility,  yet 
they  never  faltered.     From  1829  to  1838,  they  were 


!?!j^j8!gjVT'tyj!PJg.'r.!vie''^'-!''VT!t'^'  t'^-" 


-^i^m-^' 


struggled 

r 

re  sabse- 
members 
went  back 
i  were  left 
H'cond  Sa- 
P  Kntland, 
1  years  l)e- 
laoe,  eight 
der.  Two 
atiy  offici- 
lemuly  re- 
us   living 

even  mom- 
jne  (»f  the 

kin.  The 
s-d  holding 

having  a 
time  had 
a8cd.  Tl'.e 
aa    cxperi- 

'hc  cluirch 

opposition. 

the  furnace 

dnty,   but 

adversity. 

in    to   8U8- 

sihility,  yet 
they  were 


SKI.AII   HIBnAKD   RAnitF/IT. 


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favored  a  part  of  the  time  with  the  labors  of  Revs. 
Shurtleff,  Wallis  and  Tliorn.  There  were  a  few  con- 
versions, bnt  no  general  revival. 

In  the  spring  of  1838,  Rev.  Cyrus  Stilson  visiU'd 
this  place.  He  devoted  a  part  of  the  tune  for  one 
year  in  laboring  with  thf  church.  Ten  or  twelve  pro- 
fessed to  experience  a  saving  change,  among  whom 
was  the  author  of  this  Ijook,  then  .sixteen  years  of  a're. 
In  March,  1840,  Rev.  Samuel  Huthorn,  of  the  State 
of  Maine,  preached  a  few  months  with  tlie  church, 
which  resulted  in  the  addition  of  nine  niendiers.  In 
December  following,  a  few  more  were  converted  and 
added.  In  the  winter  and  spring  of  1841,  there  was, 
under  the  labors  of  Revs.  'J'opping,  Hooper,  and 
others,  quite  an  extensive  revival,  in  •tvhich  about 
thirty  professexl  convei"sion. 

In  the  beginning  of  1843,  another  revival  com- 
menced, resulting  in  the  hopeful  conversion  of  twenty 
souls.  In  March,  1848,  Rev.  Samuel  S.  Branch  com- 
menced laboring  with  tiie  church.  His  efforts,  in  con- 
nection with  thvise  of  another  minister,  were  sueccs«- 
fnl ;  twenty-five  made  a  profession  of  their  faith. 
These,  logctiicr  with  a  few  others,  were  or^iunized  into 
a  new  church,  three  or  four  miles  distiint,  known  ua 
the  Second  Freewill  Bai)tist  Ctiurch  in  Rutland. 

In  1857,  another  good  revival  was  enjoyed.  In 
1863,  the  cluirch  was  again  favored,  and  more  tlian 
forty  were  added  to  it.  Since  ihcn  tliere  have  been, 
from  time  to  time,  gradua'  accessions ;  but  there  liave 
also  been  many  reuiovals  and  deaths,  «<>  that  the 
church  has  been  losing  as  well  as  gaining  ir.  numbers. 
In  1868,  a  new  houst;  of  worshi]*  was  built,  and  at  the 


m^^  "■^^yft;»ls^$^im^^i  ;;J^&i..*feUlf^^&';«te^'>'" 


,.,i^r,MaK^^--' 


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jircsent  time  tbe  church  is  enjoying  a  gotwl  degreo  of 

prosjMTity.    ■  >"'"':■       ■   ^-  .1-:.  i..-;r.  .   fti^nW  ;,'■'- v^     ■.'** 

AtnoDg  those  who  have  ht?en  pastors,  heside  those 
ah'eady  named,  are  Revs.  George  A.  SteltVjtns,  Ira  Z. 
Haning,  Goodwin  Evans,  Ricl4itrd  J.  Poston,  P<'ler 
W.  Perry,  Os(«r  E,  Baker,  and  Tlioniaa  H.  Drake. 
A  niunlwr  of  niinistem  have  l>ecn  raised  up  m  the 
churdi ;  but  all,  except  the  writer,  are  drad ;  and  he, 
too,  will  soon  be  oiimbt'red  with  the  departed.  Bulemn 
thought!  'V7r..-.--  ,.  .     '■■    f:H  ■:',,■«.  :J   ,\:;^xyi.-  ■ , : 

Since  the  organiziit!<in  of  the  original  church,  sixty- 
two  years  ago,  luindrwlH  have  been  iceceivejd  int^i  ilis 
coniniunion,  \viio  also  '"  rest  from  their  labors,  and 
their  works  do  follow  them.''' 


CHAPTER    LXXIX. 

MEIGS  QUARTKRLY    MKKTING. 

FEimuARY  12,  1872.  The  first  Freewill  Baptist 
Cht'irch  was  organize<l  in  New  Durlian^i,  New  Hamp- 
ghire,  in  the  year  1780,  by  Beiyaniin  Randall,  a 
native  of  New  CastSe,  in  the  same  Stute.  The  first 
Quiirterly  Meeting  vtm  organized  in  1783;  the  ifirst 
Yearly  Meeting  in  1702;  vtud  the  General  Coi-ifer<;,'nce 
in  1827.  Lord,  J/iiek,  Shepherd,  Ting'iey,  Weeks,  and 
Hibbard  were  the  first  ininisteri?,,  They,  witli  Randall, 
were  instnimentfil,  under  God,  in  fornuiti^  and  build- 
ing up  the  first  Freewill  Baptist  eliurclies  in  New 
Ilumpsbire  and  Maine.  John  IJuiEJSpI'i  formetl  the  first 
church  in  Vermont ;  Colby,  in  Rhode  Island  ;  Brown^ 


lilJMP* 


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w  Himijv 
Lindnll,  a 
The  first 
;  the  first 
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SFXAH   HKOBARD    BARRETT. 


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in  New  York;  Crocker,  Chase,  Gould,  or  Williams, 
in  Pennsylvania;  Stednian,  in  Ohio;  Kilborn,  in  In- 
diana ;  and  so  of  the  Western  States.  -      r 

In  1828,  a  churoh  was  formed  in  Rutland  out  of 
the  ruins  of  the  old  one  organized  in  1810.  In  1831, 
a  i>rosi>erou8  chun-li  was  oi'ganize<1  in  dies  ;r  by  Rev. 
Asa  Stearns.  About  thSa  time  were  formed  in  Alex- 
ander two  churches,  and  also  a  small  one  in  Morgan. 
They  wiire  probably  organized  by  Stearns,  Sleeper,  or 
Shurtleff.  Mast  of  the  members  of  these  churches 
had  been  members  of  the  fallen  churches,  but  were  un- 
willing to  give  up  their  principles,  however  much  de- 
spised. 

On  the  2l8t  of  April,  1832,  delegates  from  these 
five  churches  met  in  Orange,  Meigs  County,  for  the 
purpose  of  considering  the  propriety  of  organizing  a 
quarterly  inwiting.  The  churches  were  reprefiented  as 
follows:  First  Alexander,  by  Samuel  Armstrong  and 
Siimuel  C.  Bassett, — numl)er  of  members,  thirfy-seven. 
Second  Alexander,  by  John  M.  Chase  and  Jeremiah 
Wo<Klyard,— memlwrs,  ten.  Rutland,  by  Abijah 
Hublxjll  and  S<.'lah  Barrett, — members,  fourteen. 
Chester,  by  the  church, — members,  sixteen.  Mor- 
gan, by  Samuel  Rowley  and  George  Romine,— mem- 
bers, nine.  Elders  or  ministers  present, — Asa  Stearns,  ■ 
James  M.  Shurtleff,  and  John  Sleepr.  Stearns  was 
chosen  moderator  of  the  meeting,  and  Shurtleff,  clerk. 

It  was  Huaniniously  agreed  fo  form  the  churches 
into  a  fjiiarterly  meeting,  to  be  known  as  the  Meigs 
Quarterly  Meiting;  and  a  constitution,  taken  from 
the  Morning  Star  of  February  17,  1832,  with  a  few 
anieudnnents  afttivvard   made,  was  adopted.     At  this 


1^ 


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niectinfi;,  it  was  resolved,  that  no  incmb-r  shall  he 
ailiiritted  into  a  church  who  has  not  given  evidence  of 
the  new  birtli  and  baptism  by  immersion  ;  and  that  no 
unordaincd  preac^ht  r  shall  be  admitted  into  this  con- 
ference and  quarterly  meeting  without  being  a  regular 
member  of  some  Freewill  Baptist  church.  Aiti"S^;si**«'r  <« 

During  this  their  first  session,  Lemuel  Thorn,  a 
member  of  Oliester  Cliurch,  was  set  apart  to  the  work 
of  the  niinistry  by  laying  on  of  IuumIs  by  the  presby- 
tery present  with  a  aiutual  consent  of  the  bo<ly. 
Thorn  was  a  man  of  good  practiexd  judgment,  but 
rather  an  unpleasant  speaker,  having  adopted  tin;  reci- 
tative or  sing-song  tone,  a  style  somewhat  peculiar  to 
some  of  the  early  fathers  of  the  <lenomination.  Ho 
had  about  a  dozen  well -matured  sermons;  but  he 
preached  these  so  often  tlial  the  subject.*  became 
threadbare  and  uninteresting.  He  at  length  becazne 
dissatisfiwl,  and  joined  another  denomination. 

The  second  session  of  the  Quarterly  Meeting  was 
held  June  9,  at  Alexander;  the  third,  September  1,  at 
Rutland  ;  the  fourth,  November  4,  at  Aniesville. 
During  the  first  year,  the  Aniesville,  Ma«lison,  Spring- 
field, Racc(H>n,  and  Porter  churciies  were  added,  mak- 
ing ten  churches,  and  a  giiin  to  the  membership  of 
about  oiie  hundred  per  cent.  But  the  next  year, — 
183.'5, — two  of  these  churches  were  set  off  to  form  tlie 
Little  Scioto  Quarterly  Meeting.  It  was  now  agreed 
by  the  delegates  of  both  quarterly  meetings  to  form, 
in  Aujrust,  a  yearly  meetinjr, — hence,  the  origin  of  the 
Ohio  River  Yearly  Meeting. 

From  the  formati(Mi  of  tlie  Quarterly  ]Meeting  up  to 
18^15,  no  revivals  had  been  realizctl  during  or  succeinl- 


wmmm 


SKLAH   HIBBARn   BAHRKTT. 


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ing  the  quartwly  ^essious,  though  many  refreshing 
seasons  had  been  onjoyed  by  the  saints.  But  the  time 
had  amie  to  favor  Zion.  A  revival  occurred  at  the 
SepteniWr  session,  heUl  with  the  Second  Alexander 
Cliurcli,  and  thirteen  happy  converts  were  baptized. 
There  was  also  an  awakening  at  the  next  session, 
held  at  Amesville,  On  the  Sabbath,  the  word  was 
preached  with  life  and  power;  in  the  evening,  two 
youths  cam«  forward  for  prayers,  and  a  revival  fol- 
lowed, ^.ki'iv  ^y' .<»:i-H<r"*-lf-H-''r;iv  A  ,'i--;o.,i  ,'   i.*;fr-;»',M'- a  :»>, 

In  1836,  there  was  a  gradujil  increase  to  the 
churches.  In  September,  they  were  favored  with  a 
visit  from  Rev.  William  G.  Monroe,  a  young  and 
(alcnt<'d  minister  from  the  State  of  Indiana.  He 
visited  most  of  the  churches,  and  attended  one  term  of 
the  Quarterly  Meeting,  at  which  tliere  was  some  re- 
vival. At  this  meeting  the  hearts  of  the  brethren 
s»;en)cd  to  be  knit  together,  like  the  heart  of  David 
and  Jonathan,  and  it  was  hard  to  take  the  parting 
hand. 

In  May,  1838,  Rev.  Cyrus  Stilson,  of  Maine,  but 
more  recently  from  Indiana,  having  heard  of  the  des- 
titution among  the  churchi>«,  <»me  int<»  (he  limits  of 
the  Quarterly  Meeting,  and  spent  one  year  in  travel- 
ing and  preaciiing.  The  churches  in  Amesville,  Ches- 
ter, and  Rutland  enjoyed  revivals  under  his  labors, 
and  the  net  increase  was  greater  than  that  of  any  pre- 
ceding year. 

The  year  1840  was  one  of  general  prosperity.  Six 
new  churches  wero  orgarized  and  taken  into  the 
Quarterly  Meeting.  The  next  year  the  churches  were 
also  blessed,  more  or  less,  and  k  wsm  a  time  of  much 


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rejoicing.  The  Rutland  Church  reported  an  addition 
of  forty  members ;  First  Kyger,  fifty-five;  Campbign, 
fifty-four.  This  year,  Samuel  8.  Branch,  of  Chester 
Church,  having  for  many  years  been  a  "  Ruling 
Elder,"  was  examined  by  a  council  as  to  his  ministerial 
qualifirations,  and  was  recognized  as  a  regularly  or- 
dained minister.  He  was  an  earnest,  xealous,  and  ac- 
ceptable preacher.  After  laboring  several  years  with 
success,  he  removed  to  Wayne  County,  Illinois,  where 
he  continued  to  preach  Christ,  the  result  of  which  waa 
the  organization  of  the  Jeffersonville  Church,  of  fifty- 
three  members.  He  died  January  29,  1862,  of  con- 
sumption, aged  sixty  years. 

In  1843,  William  Hooper,  a  licentiate  of  one  of  the 
Kyger  churches,  received  ordination.  After  preach- 
ing a  few  years,  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  study  of 
medicine,  graduated  at  the  Starling  Medical  College, 
Columbus,  and  entered  upon  a  successful  practice  in 
Rutland.  :,-^  ■>->.,;,  .:.^  .J,i._i_,a-r    ,;:■■■    ,  ,  \_  <:.-,-. 

In  1841,  another  church  was  received;  but  four 
were  dismissed  to  form  a  new  quarterly  meeting,  A 
council  of  three— Revs.  George  A.  Stehbins,  Samuel 
S.  Branch,  and  Selah  Barrett — were  appointed  to  as- 
sist in  the  organization.  This,  the  second  quarterly 
meeting  set  off  from  the  Meigs,  was  called  Athens 
Quarterly  Meeting.  Thus  the  vine  grew  and  became 
a  groat  branch.      ..;,;>,      .,h. («;<!,-.-.■ ,.. .  .,/,,,.;  .,.;;:         /...a.^ 

Septemlwr  1,  1848,  the  Second  Ruthmd  Church  was 
received  into  the  Quarterly  Meeting.  The  origin  of 
this  church  was  as  follows :  On  the  28tli  of  May, 
Selah  Hibhard  Barrett,  then  a  licensed  preacher,  was  in- 
vited to  hold  a  meeting  in  the  north  part  of  the  town- 


ina 


SRT.AH    HTliBARD   BAnHKIT. 


3(i9 


ship,  a  place  then  no^>(l  for  irreligion.  For  the  want 
of  a  better  place,  the  meeting  was  held  in  a  dilapidated 
school-house.  At  the  next  meeting  he  was  joined  by 
Rev.  Samuel  S.  Branch,  and  a  revival  soon  com- 
menced, which  resulted  in  the  conversion  of  about 
twenty-five,'  mostly  young  ladies  and  young  gentlemen. 
These  were  organized  into  a  church  on  the  24th  of 
June.  As  the  church  increased  in  strength  and 
numbers,  the  old  school-house  was  exchanged  for  a 
neat  and  convenient  house  of  worship.  It  is  now  one 
of  the  most  prosperous  churches  in  the  Quarterly 
Meeting.  .  ,,c^f.  ■•:    ,.■■•  .,■.» 

In  the  year  1849,  Selah  Biirreft  was  ordained.  He 
re<'eived  license  to  preach  in  1834;  but  his  ordination 
hadfc  been  delayed  until  now.  Removing  from  the 
East,  he  was  jiersonally  acquainted  with  many  of  "  the 
fathei-s,"  and  no  one  better  understood  the  doctrines 
and  polity  of  the  denomination  than  he.  He  was  well 
versed  in  the  Scriptures,  and  hud  many  proot^-texts 
crnimitted  to  memory.  But  his  eccentricities  rendered 
him  unpopular  as  a  sj^iaker. 

The  next  yeftr,  Luther  Hecox,  a  licensed  preacher 
of  Orange  Church,  and  a  man  somewhat  advanced  in 
years,  received  ordination.  He  was  small  in  stature, 
but  had  a  jjowerful  voice,  and  was  quite  gifted  in  ex- 
hortation and  prayer.  Whenever  he  attempted  to 
prtach,  he  usually  ran  into  the  hortatory  style. 

Andrew  J.  Hoskinson,  of  Canaan  Church,  was  or- 
dained in  1854.  He  was  an  amiable,  pious,  unas- 
suming man.  But  he  lacked  self-confidence,  and  his 
extreme  modesty  was  often  a  oanse  of  embarrassment. 
On  one  occasion  he  was  taiUed  u|K)n  to  preach  before 
24 


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AUTonioanAi'HY  of 

some  older  and  more  exjierienc'etl  iiniiistcrH.  He  at 
first  declined,  but  after  much  solicitation  reluctantly 
consented.  His  snUjeet  was  a  gcxwJ  one,  but,  aa  he  , 
proceeded,  he  beciiine  more  and  more  embarrassed 
until  lie  was,  in  the  midst  of  his  discourse,  < umpelled 
to  take  his  seat,  and  another  minister*  arose  and 
finisluHl  the  sermon.  4i-- 

In  the  year  1856,  four  ministers  were  ordained, — 
Nutiumiel  Stuwart,  Peter  W.  Perry,  Richard  J.  Pos- 
ton,  and  Selah  Hibbard  Barrett.  Stewart  was  from 
the  State  of  Maine,  and,  after  preaching  awhile,  re- 
moved to  the  South.  Perry  and  Poston  were  young 
men  ;  they  belonged  to  the  same  church,  and  went  to 
the  siune  college.  They  were  both  excellent  teachers 
and  preachers,  aud  have  held  high  positions  in  ^he 
church. 

Two  other  minist«i's, — James  M.  Sluirtleff  and  John 
B.  Wall  IS, — connected  with  the  early  history  of  this 
religious  body,  dtserve  a  passing  notice.  The  former, 
born  in  Massachusetts,  converted  under  the  preaciiing 
of  Clarissa  H.  Danforth,  and  ordained  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, having  visited  the  vicinity  of  the  newly  formed 
churches,  rendered  much  effective  service.  He  zeal- 
ously maintained  the  principles  held  by  the  Freewill 
Baptists,  and  at  times  his  preaching  was  attended  with 
the  divine  unction.  He  was  physically  a  man  of 
gigantic  proportions,  being  about  six  and  a  half  feet 
high.  His  greatest  struggle  was  with  poverty,  over 
which  he  never  gained  the  mastery.  He  died  in  Wab- 
ashaw,  Minnesota,  October  26,  1866,  aged  seventy- 
two.         >     . .-./    •'■'-.      •-.  ■■  ' ^' 

Wallis    Wiis    an    Englishman,    and    came    over    to 


mi".  I.    l|L.H|l||lll«WHUIIlMII]IHiHlli.imciH[ll IIIIIJKIH 


8KLAH    HIBUARI)   HAUUKTT. 


371 


Canada  wlion  a  young  man.  Tic  was  woll  fdiicatod  in 
the  scienws,  hut  liad  little  knowledge  of  tlie  external 
world.  Soon  after  tiie  formation  of  tlio  Quarterly 
Meeting,  he  felt  his  mind  drawn  to  it,  made  a  visit, 
and  remained  for  Koveral  years.  As  ministerial  labor 
was  greatly  needed,  he  was  cordially  welcomed  by  the 
feeble  churches,  and  proved  himself  an  cffieiuut  luiuis- 
ter.     But  he  has  also  passed  awuy.         .,>?:':»•    ,i 

The  year  1858  wa;*  distinguisliwl  as  one  remarkable 
for  revivals  throughout  the  land.  In  this  body  almost 
every  church  was  revived,  and  to  several  large  acces- 
sions were  made.  Church  difficulties  were  settled,  and 
union  prevailed.  At  the  different  sessions,  resolutions 
were  passed  ujwn  e<lucation;  missions,  temperance, 
slavery,  etc. 

February  13,  1859,  a  council,  consisting  of  Revs. 
Cooler,  Tewksbury,  Pinlen,  and  Barrett,  organized  a 
church  in  Middle|K)rt,  on  the  Ohio  Kiver,  of  six 
members,  to  which  ten  were  soon  added, — five  by 
baptism  and  five  by  letter.  At  the  June  session  this 
church  was  received,  having  within  its  limits  two  large 
Sabbath-sc;luM)ls.  The  winter  session  was  held,  De- 
Cvmiber  2,  with  the  First  Kyger  Church,  in  the  town- 
ship of  Cheshire,  and  a  resolution  wiis  passetl,  sympa- 
thizing with  the  brethren  and  friends  in  that  vicinitv, 
in  their  efforts  to  establish  an  institution  of  learning 
in  the  village  of  Cheshire,  pledguig  to  aid  in  this 
noble  and  praiseworthy  enter|)rise. 

For  a  year  or  two  previous  to  1862,  in  consequence 
of  the  rebellion,  religions  interests  had  declined,  but 
now  a  reaction  seemed  to  take  place.  At  the  spring 
term,  the  First  Kyger  Church  reported  a  glorious  re- 


'■ .  :-:'^^'i,;\,:^^,t-i^s^tisi-x.'ifi^itM.t:^Jr^^--^----,.jtjtJ!^^ 


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AtTTOnTOanAPHY   OF 


vival  under  t\w  lalwrs  of  Rev.  Oscar  E.  Baker,  which 
had  n>flu1te<1  in  the  conversion  of  more  than  ibrty. 
There  had  also  been  an  awakening  in  Bedford,  under 
the  ministry  of  Rev."  Thomas  E.  Peden,  and  a  (rliurch, 
organized  by  him,  was  received.  The  next  year, 
■bout  seventy  were  added  to  the  two  Rutland 
churches,  and  twenty  to  Campaign. 

In  reviewing  the  history  of  this  Quarterly  Meetings 
it  is  evident  that  God  lias  blessed  the  labors  of  his 
servants  in  this  part  of  his  moral  vineyard.  At  its 
organization,  in  1832,  it  had  only  five  small  churches, 
the  whole  numbering  seventy-five  ]>ersons  only.  But 
what  has  God  wrought?  Since  thU  period,  twenty- 
8«n-en  churches  have  been  organized,  eleven  ministers 
ordained,  and  about  half  as  many  more  licensed. 
Now,  after  the  dismissal  of  several  churches  to  form 
two  new  quarterly  meetings,  and  *Ne  decrease  wnse- 
queut  iipou  removals,  exclusions,  anO  ileaths,  the  Meigs 
Quarterly  Meeting  enumerates  fifteen  churches,  eight 
ordained  and  licensed  preachers,  and  one  thousand 
communicants. 


CHAPTER    LXXX. 

ABOUT   FUNEKAIiS. 

February  15,.  1872.  In  the  beginning  of  ray 
nunistry,  I  was  seldom  called  upon  to  attend  funerals. 
The  reason  of  this  was  owing  cliiefly  to  the  fact,  that 
there  was  residing  in  the  place  an  aged  minister  who 
was  said  to  have  a  peculiar  gift  to  j)reach  funeral  ser- 
mons   and    to    address    mourners.     He    was    widely 


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known,  and  had  atlcndod  many  fnnerals;  and  so  fus- 
toniitry  had  it  been  to  wend  for  liim  that  j)eo|»le,  even 
of  all  religious  donominations,  began  to  think  that  no 
other  iwrson  could  officiate  so  well  at  a  funeral. 

At  length,  unoxj>et;tedIy,  I  was  called  upon  to  at- 
tend the  funeral  of  a  child.  The  parents  were  rela- 
tives of  the  aged  minister,  which  doubtless  accounted 
for  my  being  sent  for.  The  second  funeral  I  attended 
was  also  that  of  a  relative  of  the  minister's  family. 
So  it  was  finally  conceded  that  I  could  preach  a 
funeral  sermon,  and  after  this  I  was  repeatedly  sent 
for,  notwithstanding  the  peculiar  gift  of  the  aged  par- 
son. And,  now,  1  have  attended  the  funerals  of  a 
greater  numl)er  of  persons  than  will  probably  attend 
my  funeral. 

I  have  had,  for  a  long  series  of  years,  a  varied  ex- 
perience in  regard  to  this  matter.  When  it  has  been 
IKWsible  to  do  so,  I  have,  when  called  upon,  went  far 
and  near,  though  I  have  sometimes  doubted  the  pro- 
priety of  leaving  a  stated  apjKtintment  to  attend  a 
funeral.  But  when  I  have  been  com{>elled  to  disap- 
point on  account  of  health,  weather,  distance,  or  other 
engagements  I  have  most  deeply  regretted  it. 

On  one  occasion  I  was  sent  for  to  go  a  distance  of 
ten  miles  to  attend  the  funeral  of  a  man  who  had  dial 
of  the  cholera.  This  was  a  trial  of  my  faith.  At  first 
I  did  not  kiiow  what  was  duty.  Other  ministers, 
through  fear,  had  refused  to  go.  After  reflecting  a 
moment,  I  concluded  to  abide  by  the  decision  of  a 
friend.  Not  a  little  to  my  astonishment,  the  prompt 
answer  was,  "Go."  I  hesitated  no  longer;  but  hast- 
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in  proper  seftson.  But  all  was  fear  and  consternation. 
Another  member  of  the  family  had  been  attiukul  witli 
the  (lire  disease,  and  was  suppled  to  be  dying. 
Under  these  circumstances  it  was  deemed  i!iex]MHiient 
to  have  a  sermon  preached;  so  the  man  was  imried, 
antl  a  tew  remarks  and  a  prayer  made  at  (he  grave.  I 
then  returned  home;  but  found  the  people  in  fearful 
siispense,  thinking  that  i«^  was  presumptuous  to  expose 
myself  to  such  a  terrible  malady.  Tiiey  expwted  I 
would  take  the  cholera  and  die.  and,  in  that  event, 
spread  the  contagion  in  the  community.  But,  behold  ! 
tlie  next  day,  instead  of  finding  me  dead,  as  they  had 
feared,  I  was  in  their  midst  as  well  as  usual. 

As  a  general  thing,  I  receivetl  little  or  no  compen- 
sation for  attending  funerals,  most  persons  thinking 
that  it  was  a  minister's  duty  to  perform  this  kind  of 
service  gratuitously.  In  one  instance,  in  the  mid.-'  of 
winter,  when  the  roads  in  Southern  Ohio  were  almost 
inipiKssuble,  I  ro<le  to  and  from  a  funeral  twelve  miles, 
finding  my  own  conveyance,  and  subjecting  myself  to 
H  fatiguing  ride,  to  say  nothing  of  the  loss  of  time. 
Tiie  family  connections  were  numerous  and  wealthv  ; 
yet  I  did  not  so  much  as  receive  the  thanks  of  one  of 
tluni  for  my  services.  Many  similar  cases  have  also 
happened,  when  I  have  traveled  far  from  home, 
through  storms,  exposing  health  and  life. 

Hilt  there  were  some  honorable  exceptions.  Almost 
•  ill  siglit  oi'  my  own  door,  I  preached,  by  re(|uest,  the 
discourse  of  a  returned  soldier.  The  bereaved  Hither, 
though  a  poor  man,  insisted  that  I  should  accept  a 
dollar  as  a  small  reward  for  my  service.  I  was  eoni- 
pelled.  against  my  will,  to  take  the  dollar,  or  injure 


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8ELAH   HIBBAKD  BABRETT, 


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in  fearful 
I  to  expose 
jxpwted  I 
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myself  to 
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wealthv  : 
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his  feelings  by  refusing.  On  another  oocnsion,  a 
•widow  requested  me  to  perform  the  funeral  services 
of  her  aunt,  a  member  of  her  family.  The  next  day 
she  called  upon  me,  and,  to  my  surprise,  offered  me  a 
Hl)eral  sum.  I  told  her,  no,  I  could  not,  under  the 
circumstances,  take  it.  But  finally,  to  .  ^tisfy  her,  I 
very  reluctantly  accepted  a  small  fraction  of  the 
arnount  offered.  So  I  have  found,  in  many  instances, 
that  the  poor,  and  not  the  rich,  are  the  more  generous. 
But  the  minister  often  has  greater  trials  than  anv 
here  named.  To  have  bis  conscience  held  in  check, 
his   lips   padlocked,   and  a  diftator  by  his  side,  are 

.  worse  than  all.  Once  a  young  man  oame  to  me,  and 
told    me  that  hia  venerable  grandfather,  in   another 

,  town,  was  dead,  and  asked  me  if  I  would  be  kind 
enough  to  go  and  preach  a  funeral  sermon.  I  an- 
swered, "Yes.'*  "But,"  said  he,  "the  most  of  the 
family  are  skeptical;  preach  a  moral  sermon."  By 
this  he  meant  for  me  to  preach  nothing  concerning 
futurity  tor  fear  his  relatives  would  take  offense. 

It  is  a  pleasant  duty,  in  view  of  the  blessed  state  of 
the  righteous,  to  attend  the  fnneral  of  a  pious  per- 
son,— one  who  has  died  in  the  Lord.  You  can,  in 
conclusion,  speak  of  the  redeeming  qualities  of  char- 
acter, without  doing  violence  to  the  dictates  of  eon- 
science.  But  how  different  in  regard  to  the  finally 
impenitent,  especially  those  gnilty  of  gross  and  out- 
breaking sins  and  immoralities.  It  is  sorrowful  to 
follow  such  to  their  graves.     I  have  invariably  made 

■  it  a  rule,  if  I  conld  not  say  any  thing  worthy  of  a  [wr- 
son,  I  would  not  say  any  thing  at  all,  but  exhort  the 
living  to  a  life  of  righteousness.        ,;   'nv  *  ,(  :  -  v-l  ,  o 


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ADTORKXJBAPHY   OF 


In  many  instances,  I  have  been  called  upon^  with- 
out a  monient's  pn-paration,  to  preach  a  sermon.  Not 
long  since  an  instance  of  this  kind  iiap|)ened.  The 
deceased  was  a  member  of  another  denomination.  A 
minister  of  his  own  chureli,  at  a  distance,  had  been 
Bent  for  to  preach  ;  but,  when  the  hour  arrivetl,  word 
mine  that  he  could  not  come.  I  was  then  urged  to  de- 
liver the  discourse.  How  could  I  refuse?  The  cop- 
gregation  was  very  large,  having  assembled  from 
various  towns  arouud.  I  had,  of  course,  no  sermon 
prepared  for  the  oocp^ion  ;  but  did  the  best  I  could 
under  the  circumsthuce?.  What  surprised  me  most,  it 
gave,  as  I  afterward  learned,  entire  satisfaction  to  the 
fi'iends  of  the  deceased,  and  was  pronounced  by  the 
people  as  the  best  funeral  sermon  I  had  for  sometime 
delivered. 

It  is  good  to  mourn  with  those  who  mourn  and  to 
weep  with  those  who  weep ;  yet  it  is  painful  to  see  a 
pei-son,  young  or  old,  cut  off  without  timely  repent- 
ance. It  is  painful  to  see  a  large  family  of  children 
bereft  of  their  best  earthly  friend, — a  mother, — to 
see  them  weeping  with  inconsolable  grief  while 
her  remains  arc  about  to  be  deposited  in  the  grave. 
How  often  has  my  heart  been  made  exceedingly  sad 
while  witnessing  scenes  of  this  description !  How 
ofVen  have  I  been  led  to  exclaim,  in  the  language  of 
the  prophet :  "  Oh,  that  my  head  were  waters,  and 
mine  eyes  a  fountain  of  tears  !  " 


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CHAPTER   LXXXI. 

HILLSiDALE  COLLEGE.* 


February  18,  1872.  The  first  mjHooI  of  a  high 
grade  in  t)ie  Freewill  Baptist  denomination,  was  Par- 
sonsfield  Seminary,  ojiened  in  1832,  at  North  Parsons- 
field,  Maine;  and  the  first  college  was  Hillsdale  Col- 
lege, at  Hillsdale,  Michigan.  The  Tatter  had  its  origin 
at  Spring  Arbor,  in  the  same  State,  in  IS'*  4;  but  for 
wise  considerations,  it  was  removed  to  Hillsdale  in 
1865,  at  which  time  it  took  its  present  name. 

The  grounds  were  the  gift  of  Mr.  Esbon  Blackmar, 
and  the  building  fund  was  raised,  in  part,  by  several 
home  contributions  of  $1,000  each,  and  made  up  by 
snialle'T  tieutribiltfes^  from  c!tizGn»  of  tha  town  and 
county.  The  grounds  and  buildings,  when  first  ooeu- 
pie<l,  were  worth  about  $50,000,  but  could  not  now  be 
purchased  short  of  $100,000,  including  the  library, 
apj)aratus,  and  cabinet. 

The  endowment  fund  is  $70,000.  HAn.  Henry 
Waldron,  of  Hillsdale,  contributed  $5,000;  S.  B. 
Philbrick,  Esq.,  of  Ohio,  $2,000;  $1,000  Kime  from 
the  estate  of  Deacon  Truman  Parks,  of  Wisconsin ; 
and  a  very  few  have  taken  two  or  three  scholarships 
of  $100  each.  The  rcsi',  except  $3,000,  contributed 
by  general  conference  to  the  Burr  Professorship,  has 
come  in  $100  scholar8hip^\  one  by  one.     Who  shall 

*  For  nmch  of  the  infonrdlion  contained  in  this  chapter,  I  am 
indebted  to  Pre»uient  Qra'iam  and  Dr.  Ball. 


iijtiilfciil  iliiiiiljr'i;a<tiiU'fi*j  jW  ■  wrii  ww*<rtiW»Wrtliilll> 


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<  i  AUTOBIOGRAPHY   OF  • 


ever  compute  the  work  and  weariness  it  cast  to  rear 
such  a  monument?  The  $170,000  in  buildings  and 
endowment  is  the  sum  of  their  actual  possessions. 

Tlie  theoh)gical  course  is  for  the  present,  at  least, 
rather  unique  in  thie,  that  it  is  exclusively  profes- 
siona'.  It  comprises  two  years,  the  middle  and  senior, 
corresponding  to  the  t^o  courses  of  lectures.  Law  and 
Medicine.  The  business,  during  tho«e  two  years,  is  to 
learn  what  to  preach  and  how  to  preach,  and  how  to 
attend  to  the  other  pastoral  duties.  It  is  expected 
each  student  will  supplement  the  two  years'  study  by 
a  year's  close  reading  in  technical  works  designateil. 

The  commercial  coui-se  is  efficient,  and  has  an  an- 
uuiii  attendance  of  more  than  two  hundred  students. 
Tl»e.se  are  instructed  in  penmanship,  in  book-keeping, 
as  applial  in  all  de|)artments  of  trade,  in  commercial 
law,  in  political  economy,  and  in  commercial  arithme- 
tic. Attention  is  also  given  to  tlieoretical  and  i)ract!cal 
telegi-aphing.  The  advantages  of  this  department  will 
doubtless  continue  to  attract  many  who  desire  to  pre- 
pare themselves  at  once  for  business.  ;   f* 

The  de|iartinents  of  ujusic  and  art  are  also  well 
muiutaiued,  and,  in  both  tlepartments,  there  are  not  a 
few  students  who  give  evidence  of  !iigh  attainments  in 
tlieir  respective  arts. 

This  college  was  founded  esjiecially  to  educate  men 
and  women  lor  Christian  work.  It  is  not  sectarian; 
but  it  is  religious.  The  present  officers  realize  its 
proper  mission,  and  are  <levoting  their  energies  to  its 
Hccontplisliment.  It  works  for  *!ie  whole  church  of 
Olirist;  but  its  relatiou  to  liberal  Baptists  is  |)eculiarly 
cl    i   and    importi^ht,     Heretofore  thev^  as  a  people. 


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8ELAH   HIBBARD  BARRETT. 


379 


have  neglected  tlie  cause  of  education,  anci  have  snf-  , 
fered  much  in  consequence.  But  a  great  change  has 
come  over  vhem  in  tiiis  respect.  This  college  is  both 
a  result  a  ^ "  a  cause  of  the  change.  The  interest,  ia 
many  ca8e^  ijow  amounts  to  enthusiasm,  and  must  ef- 
fect radical  ihanges  in  the  future  of  these  disciples  of 
Christ. 

*f  Endowment  is  now  the  watch-word  of  the  college, 
and.  all  its  friends  gladly  second  the  motion  to  com- 
plete the  undertaking.  When  this  is  done,  the  insti- 
tution can  go  on  witli  its  work  without  embarrass-  • 
ment.  The  results  will  be  gratifying.  The  great  * 
mass  of  the  youth  who  will  be  educated  there  would 
not  be  reached  by  any  other  institution.  It  occupie's  a 
large  and  new  field ;  itf  constituency  includes  the  liberal 
Baptists  throughout  the  CtMitrul,  Western,  and  South- 
ern States ;  its  chief  mission  is  to  develop,  as  well  as 
to  supply,  the  demand  for  education  among  this  peo- 
ple. The  responsibility  of  this  vast  work  rests  mainly" 
upon  this  college.  Other  coUtges  are  springing  up  to 
aid  in  the  work;  but  Hillsdale  must  lead  in  the  enter- 
prise, and  will  gain  strength  itself  and  impart  strength 
to  other  schools  as  the  work  progresses.  The  field  is 
wide,  the  work  immense,  and  demands  a  broad  and 
liberal  policy,  on  the  part  of  its  managers  and  patrons, 
to  accomplish  it.  ;  >         j 

But  what  has  been  done?  The  collie  has 
graduate<l  two  hundred  and  twenty  students,  and 
enough  othei-s  have  been  in  attendance  to  swell 
the^  number  to  tour  thousand — three  tlxiusand  since 
the  institution  was  moved  to  Hillsdale.  In  the 
piist,  this  institution  has  done  its   utmost  to  .put  the 


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full  meaning  into  the  word  college,  in  its  best  aud 
highest  American  sense.  It  has  been  the  aim  of  the 
faculty  to  inculcate  and  inspire  thuruughness  in  the 
study  of  the  classics  and  mathomatics,  as  M'ell  as  na- 
tural and  metaphysical  sciences. 

..  The  taculty,  at  present,  is  composed  of  the  follow- 
ing efficient  teachers :  Rev.  Daniel  M.  Grahanj,  D.D., 
President;  Rev.  Ransom  Dunn,  A.M.,  Burr  Pro- 
fessor of  Biblical  Theology ;  Rev.  Spncer  J.  Fowler, 
A.M.,  Professor  of  Mathematics  and  Natural  Philoso- 
phy ;  George  McMillan,  A.M.,  Profrasor  of  Ancient 
Languages ;  Hiram  Colliei,  A.M.,  Professor  of  Natu- 
ral Sciences;  Fiancis  Wayland  Dunn,  A.M.,  Pro- 
fessor of  Rhetoric  and  Belles  Lettres;  H.  Laura 
Rowe,  A.M.,  Principal  of  Ladies'  Department;  Alex- 
ander C.  Rideout,  Principal  of  Commercial  Depart- 
ment; George  B.  Gardner,  Instructor  in  Drawing 
and  Painting;  Me>  ile  W.  Cliase,  Instructor  in  In- 
fitrumental  and  Vocal  Music ;  Jennie  de  la  Montaigne, 
Teacher  of  French.  Number  of  students,  about  six 
hundred.  For  description  of  the  building,  see  page 
250. 

.  Numerous  other  literary  institutions  have  sprung  up 
in  the  denomination,  both  East  and  West,  the  most 
prominent  of  which  are  Bates  College,  at  Lewiston, 
Maine ;  New  Hampton  Institution,  at  New  Hamp- 
ton, New  Hampshire;  Whitestown  Seminary,  at 
Wliitestown,  New  York ;  West  Virginia  College,  at 
Flemington,  West  Virginia;  Storer  College,  at  Har- 
per's Ferry,  West  Virginia;  Ridgeville  College,  at 
Ritlgeville,  Indiana ;  Wilton  Sc-minary,  at  Wilton 
Junction,  Iowa.     In    Maine,  New   Hampshire,  Ver- 


'»mimm 


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8ELAH    ItlRBARD   RARRErr. 


381 


moiit,  RIkmIc  Island,  New  York,  Ohio,  Illinois,  and 
Wisconsin  are  also  otiier  flourisliinjj  institutions  of 
learning,  but  B()ace  forbids  any  further  notice  of  them. 
The  friends  of  the  Ohio  River  Yearly  Meeting  con- 
template establishing  a  college,  on  a  permanent  basis, 
at  Rio  Grande,  in  the  county  of  jGallia,  Ohio.  The 
proper  measures  have  already  been  taken  to  consum- 
mate this  enterprise.  A  wealthy  pious  lady,  whose 
name  I  am  not  at  liberty  to  give,  it  is  said,  is  the 
principal  donor. 


Si,,%.' 


* 


-.t'fjX.t  *  , 


CHAPTER    LXXXII. 

PUBLICATIONS. 


February  20,  1872.  Thirty-two  years  ago  this 
month,  being  eighteen  years  of  age,  I  commenced 
writing  for  the  press,  and  in  that  time  have  written  for 
more  than  thirty  different  newspapers  and  magazines, 
published  in  the  United  States  and  England.  Have, 
on  an  average,  written  about  one  article  a  week,  which 
would  make  1,664  articles.  The  pajwrs  in  which 
they  were  printe<l  had  an  average  weekly  circuhition 
of  about  8,000,  which  would  make  13,312,000  copies. 
Allowing  five  readers  to  each  paper  or  copy,  it  would 
make  forty  thousand  readers  weekly.  The  matter,  if 
collected,  would  make  2,500  pages,  or  five  volumes  of 
five  hundred  pages  each.  * 

Besides  my  newspaper  correspondence,  I  have,  up  to 
this  date,  written  several  small  books  and  pamphlets, 
as  follows: 


iwiiiiiiiiJiO-iiijiMii'ni'Liiiiifciiiiiawrtitiiiiinimi 


imiijuri'iMiAiiirttitiMiiwIii 


382 


AUTOBKXmAPHY  ^r  r***' 


1.  "A  Plireiiologk^I  Chart,"  designed  for  the  use 
of  phrt'iiologista  in  thnir  prufitisiunal  examinations,  of 
which  five  hundred  copies  were  publislied. 

2.  "  Jonrnal  Extracts,"  including  sketches  of  my 
early  life  and  experience,  publi.shed  in  1847,  mostly 
for  graiuitouH  distribution.  Of  this  work  an  edition 
of  one  tlio'uMand  copies  was  published. 

3.  "  The  Meigs  Quarterly  Meeting,"  an  historical 
lecture,  delivered  in  Cheshire  Academy  Hall,  Chesh- 
ire, Ohio,  before  the  winter  session  of  said  quarterly 
meeting,  December  6,  1863.  Five  hundred  copies 
were  issued. 

4.  "  History  of  the  Ohio  River  Yearly  Meeting," 
a  lecture  delivered  by  appointment  in  Cheshire,  Ohio, 
before  its  thirty-first  annual  session,  August  14,  1864; 
five  hundred  copies. 

6.  "  Motives  to  Early  Piety,"  a  discourse  delivered 
in  Rutland,  Ohio,  April  6,  1845,  being  my  first  ser- 
mon, of  which  one  thousand  copies  were  published.     „ 

6.  "  Sketches  of  Eminent  Freewill  Baptist  Minis- 
ters," published  in  tlie  year  1870,  in  the  Christian 
Freeman,  a  new  paper  issued  at  Chicago,  Illinois.         , 

7.  "Sermons,"  a  small  volume,  published  sepa-; 
rately  in  various  jjapers  and  inugazines. 

8.  "  Theological  Essays,"  published  in  the  FreewiU, 
Baptvit  Quarterly,  and  other  periodicals. 

9.  "  Essays,  Moral  and  Religious,"  published  iu 
the  form  of  newspaper  articles.  ^^ 

10.  "Gleanings,"  published  in  1871,  in  the  Jtfbrn-f. 
ing  Star,  of  Dover,  New  Hampshire. 

11.  "Scraps  of  Wisdom,"  being  ch«)ice  selections 
from  more  than  one  hundred  distinguished  writers  of 


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383 


all   ngc8  and   countries.    Tliey   were   printed  in   the 
Meigs  County  Premf,  of  Middleport,  Ohio. 

12.  "History  of  Rutland,"  piihliHhed  in  the  Meigs 
,  Cotnity    News,   a    weekly    \ya\ieT,    eilited    by    Eli    8. 

Branch,  Esq.,  being  historical  sketches  of  the  early 
settlement  of  the  place. 

13.  "Sketches  of  Travel,"  containing  the  narra- 
tive of  a  tour  made  througli  the  Middle  and  Eastern 
States,  and  Canada,  was  also  published  in  the  News,  of 
Middleport. 

14.  My  "Autobiography," — this  book, — which  is 
jimt  ready  to  hand  over  to  the  stereotypers  and  print- 
ers. 

In  the  prosecution  of  these  labors,  I  have,  as  in  all 
n)y  literary  pursuits,  laWcd  under  every  conceivable 
ilisiidvuntage.  Many  of  my  articles  were  written 
amidst  the  noise  and  tumidt  of  business, — in  the 
counting-room,  in  the  hotel,  on  the  8t?amboat,  at 
home  and  abroad.  The  conditions  of  bixly  and  mind 
have  also  been  various;  but  I  have  always  written 
with  a  cheerfulness  that  has  contributed  to  make  up 
mucli  of  the  happiness  of  life.  Though  it  has,  at 
times,  been  a  toilsome  work,  yet  it  has  been  a  happy 
one, — one,  too,  that  I  iiave  not  regretted.  Imperfect 
as  it  has  been,  it  would  he  a  pleasure  to  repeat  it.      >. 

More  than  ever  do  I  look  u}K)n  the  religions  press 
as  affording  the  most  ample  facilities  for  the  dissemi- 
nation of  the  truth.  It  is,  next  to  the  preaching  of 
the  gospel,  the  most  efficient  instrument  in  carrying 
forward,  in  its  various  branches,  the  work  of  refoim. 
To  me  the  most  attractive  sound  is  tlie  click  of  types, 
and   the   most   interesting  sight   is  the  powcr-prevs 


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ill  I' 


Kl  I 


Bending  forth  to  the  world  messages  ofiieacu  and  guod< 
will.  ■  «',!;»:, '     '«'t«h'-r:--.,i,»£ 


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CHAPTER    LXXXIII.  ,  ,,h .  «^| 

TRAVEM   AND   MINISTERIAL   I.AHORS.      '     ''  ' 

t 

February  22,  1872.  Sinee  crU'ring  tlie  ministry, 
up  to  tliiH  tinu',  I  have  vi-sitcd  Hcveutccn  diiTerent 
States,  traveU'd  thirty  thousand  miles,  and  attended 
about  four  tiiousand  meetinj^s.  My  journeys  have 
been  porf()rmed  on  foot,  on  iiorseback,  in  private  car- 
riages, by  stage,  on  steamboats,  on  rail-cars,  by  sea 
and  by  hind.  I  have  preached,  not  only  in  churches, 
b'lt  in  public  and  private  halls,  in  school-houses,  in 
private  dwellings,  and  in  the  open  air. 

Although  the  most  of  my  lite  has  been  diligently 
employed  in  writing  for  the  pres-s,  and  in  pastoral  and 
itinerant  labors,  I  have  not  been  slothful  in  business. 
When  funds  have  failed,  I  have  turned  my  hand,  like 
Paul,  to  tent-making.    In  other  words,  I  have,  for  many 
years,  steadily  carried  on  a  legitimate  business,  to  enable 
me  to  prosecute  the  great  work  and  mission  of  my 
life.     By  this  means,  in  addition  lo  the  time  and  serv-ts 
ices  otherwise  rendered  gratuitously,  I  have   contri-K 
buted,  in  casli,  for  benevolent  and  religious  pur{X)se8, 
more  than  ten  times  as  much  as  I  have  received,  re- 
membering that  it  is  more  bi&ssed  to  give  than  to  re-f- 
ceive.  j 

And,  now,  when  the  most  vigorous  years  of  useful- 
ness are  past,  when  the  close  of  life  is  drawing  on 
apace,    when    thoughts   of  eternity   crowd   upon    the 


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385 


mind,  I  am  more  than  doubly  compensated  for  the  lit- 
tle that  I  have  done,  feeling  myself  to  be  an  unprofit- 
able servant.  But  it  is  a  source  of  consolation  to 
know  that  I  have  been  prompted  by  pure  and  disin- 
terested motives  in  my  M'ork  and  laborn,  and  if  I  have 
done  any  good,  Qod  shall  have  the  praise. 

In  common  with  others,  I  have,  perhaps,  had  ray 
share  of  trouble  and  affliction ,-  and  there  have  been 
times,  had  it  not  been  for  the  consolations  of  religion, 
I  should  have  sunk  under  them.  But  I  have,  tlms 
far,  been  sustained,  having  the  fullest  confidence  in  the 
truth  and  veracity  of  Grod's  word,  believing  that  he 
will  never  leave  nor  forsake  me  so  long  as  I  put  my 
trust  in  him.  May  I,  and  those  to  whom  I  have 
preached,  prove  faithful,  and,  at  last,  meet  in  heaven. 


■' .<n;m 


n<;);  M?;- 


I»'-5«r(M  •♦     i 


■i; 


P'  H      CHAPTER    LXXXIV. 


rj'»V   Ay's  .-.'J) 


"fifty   YEAB8  HAVE  FLOWN."  '"'-*'? 

.■;!'Vi  ('4-  f»<*.,  .,^^.  ,.  A  , 

February  24,  1872.  Visited  the  spot  where,  fifty 
years  ago,  my  existeL  commenced.  What  solemn 
thoughts  filled  my  mine  '  It  would  take  a  volume  to 
express  them.  It  was  solemn  to  think  that  fifty  years 
of  my  life  had  fled  like  a  dream ;  to  think  of  departed 
parents,  sisters,  and  friends,  whom  I  shall  meet  no 
more  on  earth.  I  a)uld  reaiiae  the  sad  changes  I  had 
experienced  during  the  past  half  century.  I  could 
look  back  upon  those  years  as  forever  gone.  I  could 
see  the  mistakes  and  errors  committed,  and  could  only 
pray  that  Qod  would  blot  them  out  of  the  book  of  his 
25 


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386 


AUTOBIOGKAPHY  OP 


remembrance.  Thus  revolved  in  iny  mind,  in  rapid 
succession,  thoughts  and  events  of  the  past.  I  look^ 
upon  both  the  dark  and  bright  side  of  things,  and  en- 
deavored to  be  profited  by  the  soggeetions  of  th« 
moment.        -("'■■  ^jv  ^<-  ^'-^'^ -'•/■, i  r<'.^r:ifm;i 

As  to  health,  I  iam  highly  &voi^.  I  am,  strange 
as  it  may  seem,  more  fictive  and  vigorous  than  thirty 
years  ago.  My  eyesight  remains  unimpaired,  having 
had,  as  yet,  no  occasion  to  use  spectacles.  I  can  now, 
at  the  age  of  fifty,  perform  double  the  amount  of  labor, 
physically  and  mentally,  that  I  performed  at  any  former 
period  of  ray  life.  Why  is  it  so?  I  attribute  it,  by 
the  blessing  of  God,  to  my  regulbr  and  abstemious 
jiabits.  Early  rising,  proper  exercise,  and  plain  food 
have  contributed  gfeatly  to  my  health.  I  use  no 
beverages,  tea  nor  coflFee,  my  only  drink  bjiug  that 
which  God  himself  has  providfd  for  ma'i, — water, 
pure  cold  water.  As  for  tobacco,  it  has  never,  in  any 
shape  or  form,  polluted  my  breath.  So,  also,  of  other 
narcotics  and  poisons. 

As  to-  spiritual  blessings,  I  have  no  reason  to  com- 
plain. God  has  been  merciful.  When  a  wnyward 
youth,  I  was  drawn  under  the  influenoeR  of  the  gos- 
pel, and  have  been  striving,  since  sixteen  years  of  age, 
to  maintain  the  Christian  profession,  and,  by  so  doing, 
have  been  abundantly  blessed.  »,.•;  ^^ 

I  close  this  chapter  by  quoting  the  following  lines 
of  Whetmore,  altered,'  however,  to  suit  the  occasion, 
as  in  a  measure  expressive  of  the  feeiiags  and  senti- 
caents  of  my  heart.        ^  ■• »'    >,  "  '4^  '/» 


■  >j 


->      tJ.i«!  •    >'        \'    1    ,',t>f      -.t,t-   •'"•Hl         h     ,       *!.' 


mS 


gTiHTi-.'snnTnTinii  ti 


,  in  rapid 

I  looked 

8,  and  en- 

18  of  the 

n,  Btrange 
lan  thirty 
d,  having 
can  now, 
t  of  labor, 
iny  former 
»ute  it,  by 
ib*temiou8 
plun  food 
I  use  no 
biing  that 
'1, — water, 
'er,  in  any 
>,  of  other 

n  to  cora- 

wnyward 

f  the  g08- 

irs  of  age, 

80  doing, 

iving  lines 
occasion, 
and  sentt- 


^affpifPPIIs 


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SELAH  HIBBARD  BAfiRETT. 


Agsin  upMi  the  ioil  I  irtand, 

Where  first  my  infant  footflleps  strayed : 
Again  I  view  my  '  littlierland,' 

And  wander  tiiroiigii  its  plei.Muit  aliade: 
I  gaze  npon  the  hills,  the  akies, 
i>i^?.    ti   The  diatant  banks  with  trees  o'ergrown, 
■  f  \.  *»;^d,  while  I  look  with  glialenfng  eyea, 
A"  •,,f-;,    Forget  that  fifty  years  are  flowa. 

Widj  years  flown  1  those  words  are  brie^ 


38*7 


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,/f.V. 


Yet  in  their  sound  what  ikncies  dwellt  '■ 
The  hours  of  bliss,  the  days  of  grief, 

The  joyg  and  woes  remombered  well! 
The  hopes  that  filled  the  youthful  breaat^  ,i 

Alas  I  how  many  a  one  o'erthrown  I 
Deep  thoughts  that  long  have  been  at  rest, 

Wake  at  words,  fifty  years  have  flown  I    ' 


=.'i'':.kw>: 


,tJt'- 


tif^<.. 


The  pa««tt  the  past!  a  saddening  thought, 
A  withering  spell  is  in  the  sound  I  w^;,;  i 

It  come«  with  memories  deeply  frau^t 
•^'z   Of  youthful  pleasure's  giddy  round ;      '^     ' ' 

t)t  forms  that  roved  life's  sunniest  bowers,' 

The  cherished  few  forever  gone :  -j 

Of  dreams  that  filled  life's  ::iorning  hours,         j^i 

>    Where  are  they  ?    Fifty  years  have  flown  I     : 


"-.sir- 

fi-.i ' 


.*  .,>,.'■"• 


A  brief  but  eloquent  reply  I 

Where  are  youth's  hopes,— life's  morning  dream  ? 
8eek  for  the  flowers  that  floated  by 

Upon  the  mshing  mountain  stream !  ^s*;  '-!> 

Yet  gems  beneath  thaii  wave  may  sleep. 

Till  after  years  shall  make  them  known : 
Xhus  goldbn  thoughts  the  heart  will  keep, 

Tiiat  perish  n<  *,  though  years  have  flown. 


!'-^m 


■^taiA^«i:,^k;. 


388 


AUTOBTOOFAPHT  OF 


CHAPTER  LXXXV. 

PKHENOLOaiCAIi    CHABACTEB  * 

Mr.  Barrett's  natural  constitution  is  rather 
powerful.  He  has  the  original  elements  of  strength 
and  endurance.  He  is  also  rather  fine  grained;  hence, 
his  feelinga  are  intense,  his  judgncents  discriminating,  *■ 
and  the  quality  of  his  manifestations  high-toned.  His 
lungs  appear  to  he  large,  and  this  feet  is  one  of  the  ele- 
ments of  bis  endurance  and  power  of  recuperafion. 
As  a  working-man,  he  is  long-winded,  not  easily  worn 
out  or  broken  down.  He  has  also  good  digestive 
power,  and,  with  an  active  occupation  requiring  labor- 
ious exercise,  he  would  be  able  to  digest  food  and  as- 
similate nourishmeut  with  facility,  and  in  sufficient 
abundance  to  feed  the  body  and  the  brain  with 
nourishment.  .He  appears  to  be  well  endowed  with 
all  the  physical  functions,  and  he  has,  naturally,  a 
strong  hold  on  life,  and  health,  and  physical  happi- 
ness. 

The  base  of  his  brain  is  rather  largely  developed, 
which  indicates  courage  to  meet  and  master  difficulties, 
giving  force,  thoroughness,  and  executive  power,  ren- 
dering his  words  emphatic  and  his  efforts  positive. 
He  has  also  rather  large  cautiousness,  on  the  other 
hand,  which  serves  to  make  him  prudent,  guarded, 
wary,  circumspect,  and  safe ;  while  his  energy,  arising 


•Giveu  at  Fowler  and  Wells's  Phrenological  Cabinet,  No.  808 
Broadway  Street,  New  York,  May  24,  1869,  by  Nelson  Siwr, 
Practical  PhrenologiBt. 


".jsi--"«Rci'»/"-j»T'4lfiV*«?^-:^*!?'''?!ijW^-ar!^S^-  'J 


'^''fmfmtfmtm 


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8EI.Afi   JtnttKUt   BARRETT.  389 

from   eombativeness   and   destrucfiveness,   gives  him 
power,   large   cautiousness  acts  as  a  break  to  guard 
against  too  great  a  speed,  and  to  act  as  a  check  in  case 
,   of  emergency. 

■His  seoretiveness  appears  to  be  full,  and  it  gives 
hira  policy,  reserve,  a  disposition  to  husban*  his  re- 
sources, his  strength,  and  to  use  the  facts  in  his  pos- 
session   discreetly.     He   is   not   rash    in   speech,   or 
impulsive  in  action.     He  takes  time  to  consider,  and 
weighs  well  the  consequence  of  any  proposed  coarse, 
and  generally  counsels  moderation.     He  has  enough 
of  the  conservative  to  hold  on  to  that  which  is  good 
and  enough  of  the  radical  to  adopt  in  the  new  what- 
ever promises  improvement,  ^r 
His  self-esteem  is  too  small  to  give  him  that  ease 
and  dignity,  self-command  and  respect  for  his  own 
opinions  and   purposes,   that   tends  to  make  a  man 
highly  independent.     He  needs  more  sel f- valuation. - 
He  falls  below  his  own  natural  mark  because  of  the 
spirit  of  diffidence  in  his  own  capacity  and  power.     It 
is  whtn  he  is  pushed  and  obliged  to  act,  that  he  shows 
his  strength.     He  often  finds,  on  mature  acquaintance 
wit.,  persons,  that  they  ure  not  half  as  important  per- 
^nages  as  his  first  impre&sions  ]ed  him  to  suppose. 
He  inclines  to  take  the  second  seat  in  the  synagogue, 
not  the  first,  and  ofl^en  gives  to  others  tHe  first,  who 
ultimately  prove  to  him  that  they  only  deserve  the 
second  or  third.     He  should  be  less  modest,  less  diffi- 
dent, cultivate  self-asfuiunce,  and  avoid  self-abnega- 
tioi..                                                 ,                              ° 

His  firmness  is  large,  and   he  shows  the  faculty 
wrth  ccnsulerable  vigor  when  opposed  in  that  which 


5 


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390 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF 


he  feela  sure  he  is  fight.  He  can  be  persuaded  better 
than  driven,  and,  though  his  self-esteem  is  not  large, 
he  dislikes  to  obey  dictation  from  any  quarter,  and,  even 
the  persuasions  of  the  gospel  are  more  potent  in  their 
influence  on  his  mind  than  the  threatenings  are.     :  I  , 

His  concentration  of  mind  is  weak.  He  finds  it 
difBcult  to  keep  the  thoughts  and  the  feelings  acting 
in  one  direct  line  or  channel.  As  a  speaker,  he  would 
need  to  cultivate  concentration  of  style,  and  avoid  fol- 
lowing fugitive  thoughts,  and  going  off  into  collateral 
branches  of  a  subject. 

He  has  the  spirit  of  economy,  the  desire  to  acquire 
and  save,  and  naturally  his  business  talent  is  quite 
good.  He  allows  nothing  to  be  wasted,  squandered, 
or  lost ;  and  when  he  sees  waste  under  the  administra- 
tion of  others,  as  he  travels  through  the  country,  it 
gives  him  pain  because  of  the  wanton  loss  of 'the  value 
of  the  article.  >    ;l 

He  has  good  mechanical  ideas,  and,  if  cultivated  in 
that  direction,  would  show  more  than  an  average 
ability,  especially  in  the  department  of  invention,  con- 
trivance, and  combination,  and  the  adaptation  of  old 
devices  to  new  uses,  or  new  machinery  to  old  pur- 
])<)8e8.  As  a  mechanic,  or  as  a  manager  of  business  in 
any  <lepartment,  he  always  studies  the  saving  of  labor, 
of  stock,  of  time,  material,  streugtii,  wear  and  tear, 
etc.  -':   cu.^  5    J   '^ii'Tifiu;. 

He  has  a  love  for  the  grand  and  sublime  in  nature, 
and  for  the  beautiful  in  art  and  mechanism.  As  a 
speaker  or  writer,  his  style  would  be  polished,  and,  so 
far  as  its  thougiit  and  philosophy  are  concerne<l,  rather 
harmonious  and  compact,     He  \Yonld  bring  facts  from 


^./Oiiim^miiasmmmm 


-'"•TrYlflTTri'lMII  I         iiiiT.iiiiij    _     .  1 1'WJJiWWIWMjItJU 


^''^ilggfifjfmmm'fltfFmw^ 


SELAH  HIBBARD  BABBETT. 


391 


all  quartere,  and  verge  them  upon  th«  point  in  ques- 
tion, and  perhaps  illustrate  the  subject  with  a  redun- 
dancy of  metaphors,  and  similar  cases,  and  corre- 
sponding facts.  He  is  fond  of  studying  nature,  and 
drawing  from  its  domain  thoughts  and  facts,  new  and 
old,  with  which  to  embellish,  or  by  which  to  impress 
intellectual  and  moral  truths.  .;   -    .^  >.i^ 

His  intellect  is  well  baknced.  There  Is  less  tend- 
ency to  extravagance  in  judgment  than  is  ordinan.y 
the  case  with  men.  He  rarely  wanders  away  from  the 
general  tenor  of  the  subject,  to  dweU  upon  that  whioh 
is  really  foreign  to  it.  Nor  does  he  go  into  the  hard, 
abstract,  and  far-fetched,  but  aims  to  make  every  rill 
of  truth  tributary  to  the  subject  in  hand.  He  has 
more  comparison  than  causality ;  henoe,  there  is  more 
of  illustration  than  abstract  reasoning  in  his  manner 
and  style. 

-    His    perceptive    organs    are    large.    Hence,    they^J 
minister  to  his  intellect,  result  in  the  form  of  com-*> 
mon  practical  facts,  and  enable  him  to  simplify  the 
.truth,  and  bring  out  to  the  comprehension,  not  to  un,. 
lettered  persons  merely,  but  to  children  also.  ?. 

He  has  a  good  memory  of  dates,  facts,  places,  faces, ' 
and  objects,  and  his  mind  is  constantly  accumulating 
information  when  he  is  traveling  abroad,  or  walking  ia 
the  fields,  or  performing  the  ordinary  duties  of  every-^ 
day  life ;  and  if  he  will  be  true  to  his  own  nature,  and 
employ  himself  in  practical  fecte  to  illustrate  intellect- f 
ual  truths,  he  will  find  himself  more  in  his  sphere,; 
than  he  will  to  put  moral  subjects  upon  philosophical . 
stilts,  and  try  to  lift  them  out  o^"  the  reach  of  the  or-' 
dinary    range   of    mind    and    feeling.     HU    intellect 


■^iJmi'i 


392 


AUTOWOWAPHY  OP 


P      i 


qualifies  him  for  a  teacher,  or  to  mingle  freely  in  the  , 
practical  affairs  of  life. 

His  moral  and  religious  elements  are  rather  strong. 
His  veneration  is  a  leading  quality-  of  his  characiban  v 
He  has  not  oo  much  tendency  to  bow  and  submit  to-^ 
mankind  as  he  has  to  revere  the  Deity,  and  reverenca-'. 
whatever  is  sacred,   holy,  and   spiritual.     With  hi»«. 
practical   talent,  will   be  able  to  illustrate   religious*' 
truths  by  every-day  life,  and  teach,  as  we  are  taught 
in  the  New  Testament,  that  the  kingdom  of  heaven  i»  h ' 
likened  unto  a  sower,  or  fisherman,  or  vine-dresser.        ^ 

His  hope  reaches  onward  and  upward  to  a  gloriou»  • 
future,  but  does  not  take  a  very  firm  hold  on  the  pres-  ¥- 
ent  or  the  immediate  fiiture.     His  is  a  religious  hope,  | 
promising   immortal,   rather   than   secular,    good.     I 
should  not  be  surprised  to  know,  that  sometimes  he  , 
has  a  feeling  of  sadness,  bordering  on  melancholy ;  but  i 
in  the  midst  of  it  he  would  be  able  to  say  with  Job, 
"  Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I  trust  in  him."     Hi»  t 
hope  is  not  one  that  elates  him  about  to-morrow  and  4 
rmxt  week,  but  gives  him  strength  of  heart  relative  t©  % 
the  far-off  fiiture.     He  does  not  live  in  the  present,  v 
but  in  the  future,  though  in  his  work  he  would  be 
practical,  and  serve  his  friends  with  a  view  to  their  | 
personal  good ;  yet  the  great  labor  of  his  life  takes  koldpt, 
on  the  future,  rather  than  on  the  present,  state. 

His  sympathy  is  naturally  active ;  but  it  does  not 
lead  him  to  be  fanatical.     He  remembers  to  be  just  as 
well  as  generous.     He  is  anxious  tb  do  what  is  right,  i 
and  proper,  and  respectable,  and  can  not,  without  dif-  i 
ficulty,  get  the  consent  of  his  mind  to  countenance -* 
any  thing  which  is  questionable  in  its  morals,  or  in  its  ' 


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respectability.  In  this  respect  he  ia  not  a  n  dn  of  ex- 
pediency. He  feels  he  has  no  right  to  compromise  the 
truth,  and  though  he  is  not  specially  bold  and  self-con- 
fident in  maintaining  his  personal  opinions,  as  against 
those  who  are  wise  i»nd  reputed  to  be  good,  still,  when 
they  ask  him  to  do,  or  vote  for,  or  hp!p  to  carry  out 
that  which  is  of  questionable  morality,  he  shrinks 
from  the  unwelcome  task. 

His  social  nature  is  strong,  but  not  very  demonstra- 
tive.    He   thinks   more  of  his  friends  than  he  ex- 
presses.    He  would  value  society  more  than  he  would 
indicate  that  attachment.    He  loves  home,  is  interested 
in   children,   appreciates   woman,  and,   as    husband, 
lather,  or  friend,  he  would  show  more  than  ordinary 
strength  of  character ;  yet  there  are  many  men  who 
would  show  more  of  the  fondling  tenderness  than  he. 
He  has  a  good  kno\;.-ledge  of  character,  and  though 
I  said  he  was  apt  to  overrate  others,  or  to  place  them 
higher  than  himself,  he  still  has  a  good  appreciation  of 
their  moral  characteristics.    If  he  takes  a  disliking  to 
a  stranger,  he  never  comes  to  please  him.    If  he 
strongly  approve  a  stranger,  he  rarely  proves  to  be 
unworthy  of  respect.     Hence,  he  knows  how  to  suit 
his    words    and    actions    to    individuals    so    as    to 
produce  the  result  desired.     But  he  needs  more  inde- 
pendence, more  of  the  dictatorial  spirit,  because  his 
talents,   his   moral    feelings,  and    his  social    powers, 
should  be  admiuistered    with    more    self-dependence, 
with  more  positiveness,  and  with  more  of  the  potential 
and  controlling. 


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-^^      Orgdalc  QuaHtfei     tf^fe^^i    *    w    *.    8  to  6 

•'  Health  --.->.i4..    i.^6to6 

VHal  Temperament     -*-«-»--6 

"^  Breathing  Power*  ''<4;'^^**««^t^^<*'  IS  to  6 

Digestive  Power  -    *!^^4-f **^^f  ■  -    5  to  6 

Motive  Temperament  -    •■    «    -    -    -     -    -    5 

Mental  Temperament  -------    -6toQ 

f>*#-       Activity     -  *ft*>i|*- .W'(.ii*\iV!'.ik4,ii    f     »••>' 
.»*B       Excitability    -----    i»    .    i*  '  $■'     ,» 

t'i.  Sisse  of  the  Brain,  22J  inches  -  -  -  5  to  ^ 
•''f^.  AmativeneM. — liove  between  the  sexes  -  6  to  6 
A.  Oonjugality. — Matrimony ;  love  of  one    -    5  to  6 

2.  Par^iUal  Love. — Regard  for  offspring,  pets, 
etc.  ------------6 

3.  Friend*hip. — Adhesiveness;  sociability  -     6 

4.  InfUibUivenese. — Love  of  home      -     -     -    6 

5.  GontinuUy. — One  thing  at  a  time  -    »    *  8 
E.   Vitativetiess. — Love  of  life  -----  6 

6.  OombativenesB. — Resistance ;  defense    -    -  5  to  6 

7.  Destructivenc38. — Executiveness ;  force    -  6 

8.  Alimentivenega. — Appetite;  hunger     *•    -  8 

9.  Aequimtivenesa. — Accumulation     -    vu-  6  to  6 

10.  Secrdiveness. — Policy ;  management  -  ^  5 

11.  Oaviiousneas. — Prudence;  provision  -  -  6 

12.  Approbativenesa, — Ambition ;  display  -  5 

13.  Self-Eateem. — Self-respect;  dignity     «•  ».  3  to  4 


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Mrmv    «. — Decision  ;  perseverance    ■ 
Coneuu.ntiousneag. — Justice  ;  equity    • 
//o/)e.— Expectation  ;  enterprise    - 
^r»<ii«;%.— Intuition  ;  faith  -     - 
Veneration. — Devotion;  respect    - 
Benevolence. — Kindness;  goodneM 
Oonstrtiotivenem.— Mechanical  ingenuity 
/dm%.--Refinera€nt ;  taste ;  purity  -     - 

-SuWimi^y.— Love  of  grandeur;  inanitude     6       <| 
Imit(UioH.—Ciypy\ngi  patterning-  mi'^-r^^iA' 
^^TecaWenegs.— Pleasantness ;  suavity    *    4       g 
Mirihfulnesa. — Joeoseness ;  wit ;  fun  - 
Individuality. — Observation     -     -    -     -     5  to  6 
Form. — Recollection  of  shape  -  ,*    «» 
Size. — Measuring  by  the  eye    -»    -    - 
Weight. — Balancing ;  climbing      -     - 
Color. — Judgment  of  colors     -     -     - 
Order.— Method  ;  system ;  arrangement 
Calculation. — Mental  arithmetic  -     - 
Locality. — Recollection  of  places  -    - 
Eventuality, — Memory  of  facts      -     - 
Time. — Cognizance  of  duration     -     - 
Tune. — Sense  of  harmony  and  melody   • 
Language. — Expression  of  ideas  -    -    • 
Causality. — Apply  causes  to  effect 
Comparison. 
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Selflah  Propen/ities      -.-....     .6to6 

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Moral  Faculties     .........    5to6 

Perfective  Faoultiei  ------.^5 

Perceptive  Faonlties  ---.•...6to6 
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